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It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Meaning of "devourer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVOURER

devourer  [dɪˈvaʊərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVOURER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Devourer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEVOURER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Devourer

In certain religions and mythologies, a devourer is a powerful destructive entity, such as Satan or Boreas. Devourers are typically associated with death, either by devouring the living or by devouring the dead.

Definition of devourer in the English dictionary

The definition of devourer in the dictionary is a person who eats greedily or voraciously. Other definition of devourer is an avid reader.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVOURER


assurer
əˈʃʊərə
bauera
ˈbaʊərə
caricatura
ˌkærɪkəˈtjʊərə
deflowerer
diːˈflaʊərə
dura
ˈdjʊərə
flowerer
ˈflaʊərə
insurer
ɪnˈʃʊərə
Jayapura
ˌdʒɑːjɑːˈpʊərə
jura
ˈdʒʊərə
Madura
məˈdʊərə
Mathura
ˈmʌtʊərə
mura
ˈmʊərə
natura
nəˈtʊərə
procurer
prəˈkjʊərə
scourer
ˈskaʊərə
showerer
ˈʃaʊərə
shura
ˈʃʊərə
sura
ˈsʊərə
surah
ˈsʊərə
tourer
ˈtʊərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVOURER

devoted
devotedly
devotedness
devotee
devotement
devotion
devotional
devotionalist
devotionality
devotionally
devotionalness
devotionist
devotions
devour
devouring
devouringly
devourment
devout
devoutly
devoutness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVOURER

armourer
building labourer
casual labourer
clamourer
colourer
day labourer
dock labourer
endeavourer
farm labourer
favourer
flavourer
harbourer
honourer
labourer
manual labourer
manufacturer
outpourer
pot scourer
pourer
savourer
vapourer

Synonyms and antonyms of devourer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «devourer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVOURER

Find out the translation of devourer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of devourer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «devourer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吞噬者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

devorador
570 millions of speakers

English

devourer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भक्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الملتهمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пожиратель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

devorador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

devourer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dévoreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verschlinger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메뚜기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Devourer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Devourer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பட்சிக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भोंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pisboğaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divoratore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pożeracz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пожирач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

devorator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

devourer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sprinkaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

devourer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

devourer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of devourer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVOURER»

The term «devourer» is regularly used and occupies the 84.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVOURER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «devourer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «devourer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about devourer

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2 QUOTES WITH «DEVOURER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word devourer.
1
Fyodor Dostoevsky
It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?
2
Ovid
Time, the devourer of all things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVOURER»

Discover the use of devourer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to devourer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Messalina: Devourer of Men
Sexually frustrated and convinced that her size and race intimidate men, Eva Cavell goes to a movie theater weekly and allows desperate strangers to fondle her in the dark.
Zetta Brown, 2008
2
The Prolific And The Devourer
The Devourers are the political types who depend on what is already produced for their well-being: the "Judges, Policemen, Critics. These are the real Lower Orders, the low, sly lives, whom no decent person should receive in his house.
W.H. Auden, 1996
3
Halo and the Noose: The Power of Story Telling and Story
The All-Devourer fire scorches and burns Mantis – his hands, his ear. And devours him, then Kwammanga (Porcupine's husband who is a part of the rainbow). Porcupine weeps bitterly. She speaks to Young Mantis, son of Mantis, her brother ...
Graham Williams, Dorian Haarhoff, 2010
4
SURVIVE THE RECESSION: Spiritual and Practical Tips to Find ...
chasing devourer away from our finances. Malachi 3:11 says” I will rebuke devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, said the Lord of hosts”.
Idowu Kotila, 2010
5
The Godborn: The Sundering
The devourer pulled the man close and ran its tongue over his face, leaving a road of blood and blisters and a ruined eye in its wake. The man wailed, legs kicking against the devourer's chest, all to no effect. The devourer opened its fanged ...
Paul S. Kemp, 2013
6
Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World
The devourer of the people in that land takes several forms. The Apap monster lies in wait and has to be encountered at the entrance to the valley of the shadow of death. But there is one typical devourer. The Red Sea is his dwelling-place, ...
Gerald Massey, 2007
7
Blake on Language, Power, and Self-Annihilation
The Devil's dialogic encounter with the religious interpretation and his concern about the separation of contraries continue in the story of the Prolific and the Devourer. According to this story, “the Giants [the Prolific] who formed this world into its ...
John H. Jones, 2010
8
A Coveted Servitude
Again, a chorus of "No's." "Well, in the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi, we have a promise from God that if we tithe and honor Him with our substance, He will rebuke the devourer. Let's look at that. In chapter three it says, Bring ye all  ...
Ken Reamy, 2011
9
Whats Your Word Level?
Rhema Activation Exercise: Mal 3:11 Rebuking the Devourer's In All 4 Seasons Mal. 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground. Hearing God for financial blessings or being led by the ...
Prophet Ricky V. Dent
10
The Guardian of Mount Li
“the ruler of darkness controls the devourer. they feast on human's hearts! that roar came from one of them.” “how do you know this?” asked the man. “no time now,” yelled Steven. “We must not be trapped in here by the two of them.” That's it  ...
William S. Russell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVOURER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term devourer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sated Devourer debate after LoL Patch 5.13 notes | Product …
Most players will be talking about the Sated Devourer change in LoL though after 5.13. The notes specifically state that Riot has removed ... «Product Reviews, Jul 15»
2
League of Legends gets updated pirates and a new 5.13 patch
This latest patch provides a slew of overhauls to AP items, as well as adding a new devourer jungle enchantment: 5.13 is all about offering new ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
3
Zeitgeist word history and overuse: When did the zeitgeist get so …
Creator Lena Dunham was hailed/slagged as the “zeitgeist queen,” “the maven of the millennial zeitgeist,” a zeitgeist devourer, a zeitgeist ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Operation: Cosmic Inferno
The World Devourer. The Eater of Worlds. This immensely powerful being has vast cosmic mojo that far exceeds most deities. The oldest being ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
Moveable Feast
The genus of worms, named Osedax, Latin for “bone devourer,” was only first described in 2004, but their odd sex lives, remarkable diversity, ... «OnEarth Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Book review: The Angel and the Cad: Love, Loss and Scandal in …
Catherine knew it was her duty to marry advantageously but as a devourer of popular fiction and romantic novels, she also held a firm belief ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Jul 15»
7
RTÉ 2fm's Rick O'Shea takes the RadioToday Q&A
Rick is a keen devourer of literature with a considerable following on social media, but he doesn't like to think of himself as a “celebrity”, despite ... «RadioToday Ireland, Jul 15»
8
4 characters who could kill Madara Uchiha in Naruto.
... 100 melee weapons and all martial arts. his key to victory is the black ka'kari also known as the devourer it can eat anything even light its self. «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
9
The Case for Boycotts and Engagement – Why I attended the White …
Sellout. Complicit in murder. Perpetuator of human and civil rights abuses. Devourer of food “laced with white supremacy and colonialism. «Patheos, Jun 15»
10
Parasitic wasps may be 'only hope' against emerald ash borer
So the city is trying out parasitic Chinese wasps — a sworn enemy and devourer of the ash borer's larvae. "We are realistic, so we know that ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Devourer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/devourer>. May 2024 ».
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