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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

The shaming tends to fall into two categories: the ugly mouthful and the lonely eater.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 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

"I was an emotional binge eater," she says.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

Suppose eighth graders thought I was a rat eater?

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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