"eater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈiː.tɚ/ [General-American], /ˈiː.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eater.wav [Southern-England] Forms: eaters [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|eter}} Middle English eter, {{m|enm|etere}} etere, {{m|enm|etter}} etter, {{inh|en|ang|etere}} Old English etere, {{suffix|en|eat|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} eat + -er (agent noun suffix), {{l|en|patient|id=linguistics}} patient, {{suf|en||er|id2=patient|pos2=patient suffix}} + -er (patient suffix), {{q|food suitable for eating}} (food suitable for eating) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eater (plural eaters)
  1. A person or animal who eats. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who eats): آكِل (ʔākil) [masculine] (Arabic), ভোক্তা (bhükta) (Assamese), menjador (Catalan), بخۆر (bixor) (Central Kurdish), eter [masculine] (Dutch), syöjä (Finnish), mangeur (French), comedor (Galician), Esser [masculine] (German), 𐌰𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰 (afētja) [masculine] (Gothic), mangiatore (Italian), ēsor [masculine] (Latin), јадач (jadač) [masculine] (Macedonian), mangeux [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), ǣta [masculine] (Old English), zjadacz (Polish), comedor (Portuguese), mâncător (Romanian), едо́к (jedók) [masculine] (Russian), поедатель (pojedatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), поедательница (pojedatelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), jédec [animate, masculine] (Slovene), jédka [feminine] (Slovene), comedor [masculine] (Spanish), mla (Swahili), ätare [common-gender] (Swedish), yiyici (Turkish), їде́ць (jidécʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ajẹun (Yoruba), ọ̀jẹun (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-eater-en-noun-f3QdhqOR Disambiguation of People: 80 1 19 Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (patient) Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 11 41 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 25 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 23 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 46 25 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (patient): 52 24 24 Disambiguation of 'one who eats': 72 22 6
  2. A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
    Sense id: en-eater-en-noun-1IuHunxi Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 11 41 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 25 34
  3. (cellular automata) A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear. Categories (topical): Cellular automata
    Sense id: en-eater-en-noun-45eK3xDJ Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 11 41 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 25 34 Topics: cellular-automata, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cooker, trencherman

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 96",
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          "ref": "1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “\"The Aberdonian\" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, pages 3, 5",
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          "ref": "1987, Baird Jones, Sexual humor - Page 309",
          "text": "I'm a slow but fastidious eater"
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          "ref": "1997, James White, The Best Sex of Your Life - Page 166",
          "text": "Ice cream tastes good to the eater, and has the added advantage of providing a little chill of excitement […]"
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          "text": "2001, Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex\nThe girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater."
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          "sense": "one who eats",
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          "sense": "one who eats",
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          "word": "mangeur"
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          "word": "comedor"
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          "roman": "afētja",
          "sense": "one who eats",
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          "word": "𐌰𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one who eats",
          "word": "mangiatore"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "jidécʹ",
          "sense": "one who eats",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ajẹun"
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          "ref": "1911, Robert Ernest Vernède, The Fair Dominion: A Record of Canadian Impressions, page 98",
          "text": "The bass is a fine eater.",
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          "ref": "2004, Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain, page 94",
          "text": "For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.",
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        "A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked."
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