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cru·ci·ver·bal·ist    Audio Help   [kroo-suh-vur-buh-list] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.

[Origin: 1975–80; < L cruci‑, s. of crux cross + verbalist]
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cru·ci·ver·bal·ist    Audio Help   (krōō'sə-vûr'bə-lĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A constructor of crosswords.
  2. An enthusiast of word games, especially of crosswords.


[From Latin crux, cruc-, cross + Latin verbum, word (translation of English crossword).]

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