What is another word for devourer?

Pronunciation: [dɪvˈa͡ʊ͡əɹə] (IPA)

The word "devourer" is typically associated with voracious consumption and can be used to describe a person or creature that consumes large quantities of food, resources, or even time. Synonyms for this word include "glutton", "gobbler", "wolf", "consumer", and "ravager". Each of these words emphasizes the idea of consuming or destroying, whether it be through overindulgence or aggression. Other potential synonyms for "devourer" include "slurper", "swallower", "engulfer", and "muncher". Ultimately, the specific synonym used will depend on the context and tone of the piece of writing being produced.

What are the hypernyms for Devourer?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Devourer?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for devourer (as nouns)

Usage examples for Devourer

This is also the way to banish seductive illusion, the devourer of beautiful ambitions and youthful aspirations.
"Common Sense Subtitle: How To Exercise It"
Yoritomo-Tashi
The novel devourer thanked Lilly and departed with renewed hopes.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann
And when we had our gear together, I left it in the cave, and took Mine Own over unto the hot pool that was anigh to the fire-pit; and she to exclaim upon the rat-thing that did be yet a-slumber upon the side of the fire-pit; and I to say that the thing did be no cause for fear, but rather, indeed, a good friend, in that it was a devourer of snakes, as you shall mind.
"The Night Land"
William Hope Hodgson

Famous quotes with Devourer

  • It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Time is the devourer of all things.
    Ovid
  • Time, the devourer of all things.
    Ovid
  • Time the devourer of all things.
    Ovid
  • “Sheep run to the slaughterhouse, silent and hopeless, but at least sheep never vote for the butcher who kills them or the people who devour them. More beastly than any beast, more sheepish than any sheep, the voter names his own executioner and chooses his own devourer, and for this precious “right” a revolution was fought.” ()
    Octave Mirbeau

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