verbalist

 [vur-buh-list]  

ver·bal·ist

   [vur-buh-list]
noun
1.
a person skilled in the use of words.
2.
a person who is more concerned with words than with ideas or reality.
Origin:
1600–10; verbal + -ist

Related forms
ver·bal·is·tic, adjective
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verbalist (ˈvɜːbəlɪst)
 
—n
1.  a person who deals with words alone, rather than facts, ideas, feeling, etc
2.  a person skilled in the use of words

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