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eater

  • noun
  • /ˈiː.tɚ/

A person or animal who eats.

Example

“a very fussy eater”

Other meanings

  1. A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.

  2. A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.

Synonyms

  • feeder

Word history

From Old English "etere".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “eater” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.