Definition of pie eater in English:

pie eater

noun

1A person who eats pies.
the crusts are so flaky and delicious, that pie eaters around the world will rejoice
Example sentencesExamples
- He's a bagel eater, a shrimp scampi eater, a Boston cream pie eater, a Cheetos eater—he's an everything eater.
- He's the world champion pie eater, sponsored by the pie factory.
- Our love affair with the pie was one of the main reasons for bringing the fast-food concept—we're huge pie eaters over here.
- The champion pie eater sprinkles vinegar over his three-pie gut-buster with the assurance of a winner.
- Can the pie eaters keep eating until the votes are counted in November?
- It's perplexed pie eaters for years: why does pastry go soggy in the microwave?
- The tabloid would publish challenges from checkers players and pie eaters.
- A man lunges at him with a plateful of shaving cream, and the pie eater is now facing criminal charges.
- The pie eater in the overalls, his fingers still smelling of pecans, picked up the bass player and nearly squeezed the breath out of him.
- She remembers his judging a recent pie contest, noting that he didn't seem much of a pie eater.
1. 1.1derogatory, informal An overweight person.
  a pot-bellied pie eater
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had ballooned to more than 24 stones and was a self-confessed pie eater before he decided to take action.
  She sounds like a go-getter, but looks like a pie eater.
  What a horrible little hypocritical man the fat pie eater is.
  That wee fat pie eater has been duped as well.
  The hair makes him look fatter, and he already looks like a pie eater.
2. 1.2Australian informal A person of no importance.
  I'm just a pie eater, mate
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's another smokescreen to cover earlier learned assurances that the Australians were a bunch of pie eaters.
  In the dim distant past, wasn't a pie eater an insult in Australian slang?
  By the time I leave town, word will be out that there's a weird pie eater on the loose.
  As he walked from the green to the tee at one of the last holes, he ruefully remarked, "I'm just a big pie eater."
  We figure every pie eater is a possible recruit in the battle.
  He moved off, his pockets bulging with undelivered leaflets and his heart full of hatred and fear of what the pie eaters might do at the elections on the forthcoming Saturday.
  He now works for the bookies to get the mugs in—the pie eaters.
  Someone totally undistinguished may be called a pie eater, meat pies being a favourite food of the commonalty.
  They will find an emotive and self-interested way to strike a chord with the pie eaters of Australia.
  I will have to excuse myself—the little pie eater just showed up.
3. 1.3British derogatory, informal A person from Wigan in NW England.
  the fans needed no winding up when the pie eaters were coming to town
  Example sentencesExamples
  Where I'm from, we're known as pie eaters by the rest of the UK, so I've got a background in pies just culturally.
  The reason you are called pie eaters goes back to the strike of 1926.
  What would the Wigan pie eater have done in such circumstances?
  Just eight miles separate them from Wigan's pie eaters!
  Wigan prides itself as being the home of the pie, with its inhabitants known as pie eaters.

单词	pie eater
释义	Definition of pie eater in English: pie eater noun 1A person who eats pies. the crusts are so flaky and delicious, that pie eaters around the world will rejoice Example sentencesExamples He's a bagel eater, a shrimp scampi eater, a Boston cream pie eater, a Cheetos eater—he's an everything* eater.* He's the world champion pie eater, sponsored by the pie factory. Our love affair with the pie was one of the main reasons for bringing the fast-food concept—we're huge pie eaters over here. The champion pie eater sprinkles vinegar over his three-pie gut-buster with the assurance of a winner. Can the pie eaters keep eating until the votes are counted in November? It's perplexed pie eaters for years: why does pastry go soggy in the microwave? The tabloid would publish challenges from checkers players and pie eaters. A man lunges at him with a plateful of shaving cream, and the pie eater is now facing criminal charges. The pie eater in the overalls, his fingers still smelling of pecans, picked up the bass player and nearly squeezed the breath out of him. She remembers his judging a recent pie contest, noting that he didn't seem much of a pie eater. 1.1derogatory, informal An overweight person. a pot-bellied pie eater Example sentencesExamples He had ballooned to more than 24 stones and was a self-confessed pie eater before he decided to take action. She sounds like a go-getter, but looks like a pie eater. What a horrible little hypocritical man the fat pie eater is. That wee fat pie eater has been duped as well. The hair makes him look fatter, and he already looks like a pie eater. 1.2Australian informal A person of no importance. I'm just a pie eater, mate Example sentencesExamples It's another smokescreen to cover earlier learned assurances that the Australians were a bunch of pie eaters. In the dim distant past, wasn't a pie eater an insult in Australian slang? By the time I leave town, word will be out that there's a weird pie eater on the loose. As he walked from the green to the tee at one of the last holes, he ruefully remarked, "I'm just a big pie eater." We figure every pie eater is a possible recruit in the battle. He moved off, his pockets bulging with undelivered leaflets and his heart full of hatred and fear of what the pie eaters might do at the elections on the forthcoming Saturday. He now works for the bookies to get the mugs in—the pie eaters. Someone totally undistinguished may be called a pie eater, meat pies being a favourite food of the commonalty. They will find an emotive and self-interested way to strike a chord with the pie eaters of Australia. I will have to excuse myself—the little pie eater just showed up. 1.3British derogatory, informal A person from Wigan in NW England. the fans needed no winding up when the pie eaters were coming to town Example sentencesExamples Where I'm from, we're known as pie eaters by the rest of the UK, so I've got a background in pies just culturally. The reason you are called pie eaters goes back to the strike of 1926. What would the Wigan pie eater have done in such circumstances? Just eight miles separate them from Wigan's pie eaters! Wigan prides itself as being the home of the pie, with its inhabitants known as pie eaters.
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