Definitions for verbalistˈvɜr bə lɪst
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•bal•istˈvɜr bə lɪst(n.)
a person skilled in the use of words.
a person who is more concerned with words than with ideas or facts.
Origin of verbalist:
1600–10
ver`bal•is′tic(adj.)
Wiktionary
verbalist(Noun)
One who possesses verbal or oratorical skill.
verbalist(Noun)
One who favors words or the wording of something over its meaning or the idea behind it.
Webster Dictionary
Verbalist(noun)
a literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a literalist
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