devourer

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English devourere; equivalent to devour +‎ -er.

Noun

devourer (plural devourers)

1. One who devours.
   • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, page 354:

     It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]

   • 1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 305:

     [They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs.

Related terms

• omnivore

Anagrams

• overrude

Middle French

Verb

devourer

1. to devour; to consume; to eat

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of devourer

infinitive	simple	devourer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	devourant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		devouré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	devoure	devoures	devoure	devourons	devourez	devourent
	imperfect	devourois, devouroys	devourois, devouroys	devouroit, devouroyt	devourions, devouryons	devouriez, devouryez	devouroient, devouroyent
	past historic	devoura	devouras	devoura	devourasmes	devourastes	devourerent
	future	devourerai, devoureray	devoureras	devourera	devourerons	devourerez	devoureront
	conditional	devourerois, devoureroys	devourerois, devoureroys	devoureroit, devoureroyt	devourerions, devoureryons	devoureriez, devoureryez	devoureroient, devoureroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	devoure	devoures	devoure	devourons	devourez	devourent
	imperfect	devourasse	devourasses	devourast	devourassions	devourassiez	devourassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	devoure	—	devourons	devourez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Verb

devourer

1. alternative form of devorer

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem deveur distinct from the unstressed stem devour. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of devourer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		devourer			avoir devouré
gerund		en devourant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		devourant
past participle		devouré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	deveur	deveures	deveure	devourons	devourez	deveurent
	imperfect	devouroie, devoureie, devouroe, devoureve	devouroies, devoureies, devouroes, devoureves	devouroit, devoureit, devourot, devoureve	devouriiens, devouriens	devouriiez, devouriez	devouroient, devoureient, devouroent, devourevent
	preterite	devourai	devouras	devoura	devourames	devourastes	devourerent
	future	devourerai	devoureras	devourera	devourerons	devoureroiz, devourereiz, devourerez	devoureront
	conditional	devoureroie, devourereie	devoureroies, devourereies	devoureroit, devourereit	devoureriiens, devoureriens	devoureriiez, devoureriez	devoureroient, devourereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	deveur	deveurs	deveurt	devourons	devourez	deveurent
	imperfect	devourasse	devourasses	devourast	devourissons, devourissiens	devourissoiz, devourissez, devourissiez	devourassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	deveure	—	devourons	devourez	—