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eater

DEFINITIONS OF: eater

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n someone who consumes food for nourishment

Synonyms:
feeder
Types:
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devourer
someone who eats greedily or voraciously
diner
a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
dunker
an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it
glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gobbler
a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls
luncher
someone who is eating lunch
mouth
a person conceived as a consumer of food
mycophage, mycophagist
a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)
nosher, snacker
someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals
omnivore
a person who eats all kinds of foods
picknicker, picnicker
a person who is picnicking
gorger, scoffer
someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
vegetarian
eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
carver, cutter
someone who carves the meat
dining companion, tablemate
someone you dine with
vegan
a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
Type of:
consumer
a person who uses goods or services

n any green goods that are good to eat

“these apples are good eaters
Type of:
garden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce
fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
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