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devourer

American  
[di-vau-er-er] / dɪˈvaʊ ər ər /

noun

plural

devourers
  1. a person or thing that devours.


Example Sentences

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If the "bone devourer" is missing, the chain reaction can affect many other species.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

In comic books, Galactus is known as the devourer of worlds.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

The devourer of young adult and coming-of-age novels wanted more than her group’s sporadic get-togethers could deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2018

Are you a devourer of films, or do you prefer to look elsewhere?

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2017

“My name is Ammut, and I’m a demon, devourer of the dead.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina