eaternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈiː.tər/us/ˈiː.t̬ɚ/someone who eats a particular amount or type of food, eats in a particular way, or has a particular attitude towards food:
Picky/fussy eaters like bland food.
They seriously think they can win meat eaters over to vegetarianism.
a big/good/small eater
Examples from literature
- He come to be the cook he was because he was a big eater.
- I am a great eater myself and I hope you will not let me eat alone.
- I think he was the champion eater of the world.
- She is a good eater, tough, hardy, and a good worker,—in every way a first-class mule.
- They're hearty eaters, ain't they?