comfort eatern.
/ˈkʌmfət ˌiːtə/, U.S. /ˈkəmfərt ˌitər/ A person who consumes food in an attempt to alleviate feelings of anxiety, boredom, negativity, etc., rather than to satisfy hunger, typically large quantities of food with a high sugar or fat content.
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1972 Times 7 Dec. 13/4 Although Vicky is a comfort eater, we never see her eating..; the ugliness of her malady is omitted.
1997 C. Simpson Coping with Compulsive Eating 13 Some compulsive eaters are comfort-eaters. They eat normal amounts of food most of the time, except when they're stressed. Then they turn to food to make themselves feel better.
2021 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 24 Apr. I was..a comfort eater... Food always made me feel better—or I thought it did. It's a short-lived high though, before the guilt sets in.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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