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eater

NOUN
one who consumes food
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As if that were not enough to make the average salad eater develop a mild interest in supply-chain forensics, the story soon acquired a political subplot.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

She says her daughter Cora, two, used to be the "best eater" but seeing others at nursery turn their noses up at certain foods made her do the same.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

His goal was to make burgers large enough to require two hands, and good enough to make the eater exclaim “What a burger.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Edmontosaurus was a large duck-billed plant eater that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex near the end of the Cretaceous Period.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

The cow is by nature not a corn eater.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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