wordie

[ wur-dee ]

noun
  1. a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile: a new board game that will appeal to wordies of all ages.

Origin of wordie

1

Words Nearby wordie

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use wordie in a sentence

  • We pushed the ship against a small banded berg, from which wordie secured several large lumps of biotite granite.

    South! | Sir Ernest Shackleton
  • Hurley took some photographs and wordie came back rejoicing with a little dust and some moss.

    South! | Sir Ernest Shackleton
  • He was muttering something to himsel; but the elder could only hear a wordie noo an' then.

  • Clark and wordie lived opposite in a room called “Auld Reekie.”

    South! | Sir Ernest Shackleton