English Explanatory Dictionary

eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or animal who eats.
  2. A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
  3. A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.

Pronunciation

/ˈiː.tɚ/ /ˈiː.ɾɚ/ /ˈiː.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eater.wav

Word forms

eater eaters

Etymology

From Middle English eter, etere, etter, from Old English etere; equivalent to eat + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (food suitable for eating).

Related words

cooker trencherman

Derived words

ant-eater anteater ass-eater bean-eater beaneater beaver-eater beaver eater bee-eater beefeater berryeater big eater binge eater birdeater blue-cheeked bee-eater bolete eater cake-eater can-eater caterpillar eater centipede-eater chalk eater cheese-eater cheese eater chickeneater clay eater competitive eater crabeater crab-eater crab-eater seal crayon eater croweater crow-eater crow eater dogeater eartheater eatress egg-eater European bee-eater fig-eater fireeater fire-eater fire eater flying purple people-eater flying purple people eater foreskin eater foreskin-eater frogeater frog-eater fruit-eater fruiteater gnateater golden sand-eater grass-eater grasseater green bee-eater Haweater honeyeater leafeater little green bee-eater lotus-eater lotus eater
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