English Explanatory Dictionary

potato eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Irish person.
  2. A peasant.

Word forms

potato eater potato eaters

Etymology

The potato became a staple crop in Ireland in the 19th century due to its quick growth, as most Irish farmers back then had little land to grow their own crops.

Related words

bean-eater beaner rice-eater
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary