Verbalist

//ˈvəːb(ə)lɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who possesses verbal or oratorical skill.
  2. 2
    One who favours words or the wording of something over its meaning or the idea behind it.

Etymology

From verbal + -ist.

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