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binge eater, n.
Brit. |ˈbɪn(d)ʒ ˈiːtə|, U.S. |ˈbɪndʒ ˈidər|
[‹ binge n.2 + eater n. Compare earlier binge eating n., later binge eat v.]
A person who engages in binge-eating; spec. one who suffers from binge-eating disorder (see binge-eating disorder n. at binge eating n. Compounds).
1960Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 3 Feb. 27/7 The binge eater..is like many alcoholics. He goes on an eating orgy—also in times of stress. 1993Star-Ledger (Newark) 18 July vi. 1/1 Unlike..bulimia nervosa, with people intaking large amounts of food and then purging it by vomiting or taking laxatives, binge eaters regularly consume large amounts without purging. 2002M. Herrin & N. Matsumoto Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders i. 13 Like bulimics, binge eaters suffer a great deal of distress over their inability to stop eating once they have started a binge. |