devourer

noun

de·​vour·​er

-au̇rə(r)

plural -s

: one that devours: such as

a

: a gluttonous eater

b

: a destructive agent : destroyer

c

: an avid reader

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from devouren + -er

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