səˈvɜr noun
a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.
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cruciverbalist (ˌkruːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a crossword puzzle enthusiast | |
| [C20: from Latin crux cross + verbum word] | |
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Cruciverbalist
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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cruciverbalist
"maker of crossword puzzles," by 1990, coined in English from L. cruci-, comb. form of crux "cross" + verbum "word."
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