pantophagistn.
/panˈtɒfədʒɪst/, U.S. /pænˈtɑfədʒəst/ rare.
A human being or animal that devours things (esp. food) of all kinds; an omnivore.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating all sorts of food > eater of all sorts of food
polyphagist1819
pantophagist1822
omnivore1887
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 119 Borelli gives us an instance of a pantophagist who swallowed a hundred louis-d'ors at a meal.
1848 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Pantophagist, an animal that eats all kinds of food.
2003 OC Weekly (Nexis) 18 Apr. 48 How could anyone, no matter how thin and famous, outdo this plump pantophagist, this latter-day Robert Morley, this ever-adorable mound of renown?!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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