cruciverbalist

cruciverbalist

English

Etymology

cruci- (“cross”) +‎ verbal (“words”) +‎ -ist (“agent, person”), from Latin roots crux (“cross”) and verbum (“word”).

Noun

cruciverbalist (plural cruciverbalists)

1. A person who constructs crosswords.

Related terms

• cruciverbalism

Translations

constructor of crosswords

French: verbicruciste (fr) Greek: δημιουργός σταυρολέξων m (dimiourgós stavroléxon) Italian: cruciverbista m or f

Portuguese: cruciverbalista Swedish: kruciverbist (sv) c