devourer

dɪˈvaʊərər

Definition

Definition of devourer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

consumption

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entity that consumes resources eagerly

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The company was a devourer of natural resources.

consumer

guzzler

spender

greedy eater

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one who eats something greedily

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The young boy was a devourer of cakes at the party..

glutton

guzzler

destruction

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force that destroys completely

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The fire was a devourer of everything in its path.

annihilator

destroyer

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Origin of devourer

Latin, devorare (to swallow) + -er (suffix)

Examples of devourer in a sentence

His appetite for books made him a devourer of literature.
He was a devourer of books, finishing one every day.
The devourer of pizza left nothing for anyone else.
The hurricane acted as a devourer of coastal towns.
War is often seen as a devourer of civilizations.

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French:dévoreur, goinfre, ...
German:Ressourcenfresser, Verschlinger, ...
Italian:divoratore, ingordo, ...
Spanish:devoradora, glotón, ...
Portuguese:devorador, comilão, ...
Chinese:吞噬者, 贪吃者, ...
Japanese:消費者, 貪り食う人, ...
Arabic:مستهلك نهم, ملتهم, ...
Hebrew:זוֹלֵל, טוֹרֵף, ...
Russian:пожиратель, обжора, ...
Ukrainian:пожирач, ненажера, ...
Hindi:खपत करने वाला, भक्षक, ...
Bengali:গ্রাসকারী, লোভী ভক্ষণকারী, ...
Catalan:devorador, golafre, ...
Czech:požírač, jedlík, ...
Danish:ressourceforbruger, sluger, ...
Dutch:verslinder, gulzigaard, ...
Greek:καταναλωτής, λαίμαργος, ...
Hungarian:fogyasztó, torkos, ...
Khmer:អង្គភាពដែលប្រើប្រាស់ធនធានយ៉ាងសន្ធឹកសន្ធាប់, អ្នកស៊ីល្មោភ, ...
Korean:포식자, 게걸스러운 사람, ...
Persian:بلعنده, حریص, ...
Polish:pożeracz, łakomczuch, ...
Portuguese (BR):devoradora, comilão, ...
Romanian:devorator, mâncău, ...
Swedish:resurskonsument, slukare, ...
Thai:ผู้บริโภค, ผู้กินตะกละ, ...
Turkish:tüketici, obur, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ tiêu thụ, người ăn ngấu nghiến, ...

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