nutariann.adj.
/nʌˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /nəˈtɛriən/ A vegetarian whose diet is based on or confined to nut products. Also as adj.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > vegetarianism or veganism > vegetarian or vegan
Pythagorean1819
Grahamite1834
vegetarian1842
pythagorizer1875
veg1884
fruitarian1893
nutarian1909
nut-fooder1917
lacto-ovo-vegetarian1940
vegan1944
veggie1955
1909 Science 10 Dec. 825/1 There are differences only of degree between successive individuals in the dietetic series from the omnivore at one end to the vegetarian, the fruitarian, the nutarian and the raw-food advocate at the other.
1914 Chambers's Eng. Dict. Suppl. 1281/2 Nutarian, one who lives on nuts.—Also adj.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. viii. [Lestrygonians] 158 Why do they call that thing they gave me nutsteak? Nutarians. Fruitarians. To give you the idea you are eating rumpsteak.
1953 Citizen (Letchworth, Herts.) 4 Sept. 1/8 There were fruitarians, nutarians, simple lifers, long-haired men, women with long, flowing robes, and a few as near nude as they dared.
1992 Orlando Sentinel Tribune (Nexis) 28 July e1 Roget's Thesaurus lists as synonmys for vegetarian: cerealist, herbivore and nutarian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1909