Devorers

Part of speech: noun, plural

Definitions

1. Entities that consume or ingest something eagerly or voraciously, such as food, resources, or information
2. Beings or forces that rapidly or greedily take in or destroy items, ideas, or substances
3. Individuals or creatures that actively and intensely feed upon or absorb matter, energy, or concepts in a consuming manner

Etymology: "Devorers" is the plural of "devorer," an English noun meaning one who devours. It comes from the verb "devour," which passed into English through Old French "devorer" from Latin "devorare," meaning "to swallow up" or "to gulp down." The Latin verb is built from "de-," indicating completeness or downward motion, and "vorare," to swallow or gulp, which is also the source of "voracious" and "carnivore." Its plural form is the one most often seen, but the noun itself is far less common than the verb, which English speakers use more readily. The agent noun appears in older English writing describing things or people that consume greedily, and the plural carries the same sense of multiple voracious agents.

Synonyms: eaters, consumers, feeders, predators, gluttons

Antonyms: producers, creators, builders