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Meanings of
eater
in English
Portuguese
comedor
Catalan
menjador
Spanish
comedor
Back to the meaning
Someone who consumes food for nourishment.
feeder
Portuguese
comedor
Russian
поедатель
Back to the meaning
Person or live being who eats something.
Related terms
occupation
Russian
поедатель
Usage of
eater
in English
1
The needs of the human
eater
are a very different matter, however.
2
Oliver, a
steak
-
eater
,
complains a good deal about the lack of meat.
3
The good news is that, to the carrot
eater
,
it doesn't matter.
4
The
eater
of sacrificial libations learnt of the treachery of the frog.
5
Even blind, Solo could slide into smooth talk easier than a
spice
-
eater
.
6
Indeed, the average person is a small
eater
,
in his own estimation.
7
Meat, I think, though he is an abstemious
eater
and no drinker.
8
The symptoms of a cigarette victim resembles those of an opium
eater
.
9
Here was a change from the
fire
-
eater
of half an hour before.
10
It is a greedy
eater
,
but feeds only on the cotton plant.
11
I was struggling with my weight and I became an emotional
eater
.
12
Oranges should be peeled, and cut or separated, as the
eater
chooses.
13
An elegant
eater
will never have occasion to think of his fingers.
14
Though he was a great
eater
Fatty was also a fast one.
15
By taking such meat, one does not become an
eater
of meat.
16
And her
fire
-
eater
's
fortune is about double what it would have been.
Other examples for "eater"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
eater
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
great eater
big eater
fussy eater
picky eater
hearty eater
More collocations
Translations for
eater
Portuguese
comedor
Catalan
menjador
Spanish
comedor
Russian
поедатель
едок
Eater
through the time
Eater
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common