I want to be able to describe the love for, or obsession with, words. It may also be a condition from other's perspective.
It maybe because he is a lunatic who wants to aggrandize his vocabulary, a crazy person who can't forget the words he hears wafting around, or someone who wants to set a world record or something. Try fitting it in these:
He is a _______ who can blurt a thousand synonyms for good.
He is so ______ that he can be called a dictionary with a heartbeat.
He is showing what a _____ he is.
If thesaurus was a ghost, he would be dwelling in that _____'s body.
Any word or phrase would do.
Best Answer
You can go with verbomaniac. Also, logomaniac is similar.
If you want a more common phrase, you can use word buff.
Note: There is also a similar question asked before:
What's a big-vocabulary word for someone with a big vocabulary?
I'm giving different answers from there which are more related to obsession. For example; logophile, which is given as an answer in that question, comes to mind but logomaniac is closer to obsession.