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cruciverbalist

[kroo-suh-vur-buh-list] Origin

cru·ci·ver·bal·ist

[kroo-suh-vur-buh-list]
noun
a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.

Origin:
1975–80; < Latin cruci‐, stem of crux cross + verbalist
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Cruciverbalist has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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cruciverbalist (ˌkruːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst)
 
n
a crossword puzzle enthusiast
 
[C20: from Latin crux cross + verbum word]

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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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