grazer


graze 1

G0245600 (grāz)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.intr.1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.2. Informal a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.b. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.v.tr.1. To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.2. To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).3. To afford herbage for the feeding of: This field will graze 30 head of cattle.4. To put (livestock) out to feed.5. To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.
[Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs, grass; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots.]
graze′a·ble, graz′a·ble adj.graz′er n.

graze 2

G0245600 (grāz)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.tr.1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See Synonyms at brush1.2. To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.v.intr. To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.n.1. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.2. A minor scratch or abrasion.
[Perhaps from graze.]

graz•er

(ˈgreɪ zər)
n. 1. an animal that grazes. 2. Informal. a person who engages in grazing. [1700–10]