ver·bal·ist \-_lə̇st\noun (-s) 1.: one who places a special or undue emphasis on words < we verbalists and theorists often lack the simple faith of the concretizing mind — R.L.Shayon > 2.: a person skilled in the use of words < the best verbalist in his class > • ver·bal·is·tic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|listik, -tēk\adjective