vegetarian
/vɛdʒɪˈtɛːrɪən
/noun
A person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.There are potentially as many reasons for becoming a vegetarian as there are vegetarians in the world....
- Remember that this recipe would be ideal for vegetarians if you used vegetable stock in place of chicken stock.
- Even vegetarians and vegans are not safe from the food scare epidemic.
adjective
Relating to vegetarians or vegetarianism: a vegetarian restaurant...
- There aren't many vegetarian restaurants in this city, and not everyone can afford them.
- It's a 100 mile round trip but decent vegetarian restaurants are few and far between.
- In fact, I had completely forgotten that we were eating in a vegetarian restaurant.
Origin
Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from vegetable + -arian.