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ver⋅bal⋅ist

  [vur-buh-list]
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–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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ver·bal·ist   (vûr'bə-lĭst)   
n.  

  1. One skilled in the use of words.

  2. One who favors words over ideas or substance.

ver'bal·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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