devourer
Americannoun
plural
devourersExample 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
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