noun
- Plural of devourer; those who eat or consume something greedily or rapidly.
- Those who consume or destroy something completely or voraciously (figurative).
Usage: Most common sense; often used literally of animals or people eating food.
Usage: Figurative use; often applied to abstract concepts like time, money, or resources.
Examples
- The lions were fierce devourers of prey on the savanna.
- Time is one of the greatest devourers of memories.
- Book devourers often spend entire weekends reading.
- The termites were relentless devourers of the wooden structure.
- Social media has created a generation of content devourers.
- The devourers of the feast left nothing on the table.