English Explanatory Dictionary

grasseater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white person, especially an Irishman.
  2. Alternative spelling of grass-eater (type of police officer)
  3. A herbivore or similar grazing animal.
  4. A vegetarian or vegan.

Pronunciation

En-au-grasseater.ogg

Word forms

grasseater grasseaters

Etymology

From grass + eater. Originally in reference to the Irish potato famine, implying that grass was all the Irish had left in their diet.

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