eatereat‧er /ˈiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
I’ve never been a big eater.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + eatera big eater (=someone who usually eats large meals)· I'm not a very big eater.a good eater (=someone who eats all the food on their plate)· All her children were good eaters.a healthy eater (=someone who eats healthy food)· Do you think healthy eaters live longer?a picky/fussy eater (=someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please)· My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter.a messy eater (=someone who drops food and makes a mess when they eat)· He's a very messy eater – he leaves crumbs all over the floor.a noisy eater (=someone who makes unpleasant noises with their mouth as they eat)· I can't stand noisy eaters!a compulsive eater (=someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much)· Most compulsive eaters suffer from a range of psychological problems.a meat eater (=a person or animal that that eats meat)· I’m not a big meat eater, but I do like chicken.a plant eater (=an animal that only eats plants)· Most insects are plant eaters.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- And Tim I thought the sausage eaters stuff was hilarious.
- I had been resisting the whole idea of focus groups-when you went out and talked to pickle eaters.
- If you are not a regular eater of such food, insist firmly that the chilli content is severely reduced.
- My husband is not a big dessert eater, and the only dessert he will order is a Snickersbar cake.
- One thing is clear: Daily News readers are big bagel eaters.
- The eaters were lo-cals; they looked us up and down when we went in.
- These three are fairly trouble free eaters, also suitable for planting in any district.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who only eats certain types of food
to refuse to eat particular types of food and only eat food that you especially like: · Stan's such a picky eater; it's impossible to know what to cook for him.
someone who enjoys eating a lot someone who usually eats a lot of food: · Don't give me such a large portion. I'm not a big eater.· What can I cook for them? They're such big eaters.
informal to enjoy food and to usually eat a lot: · Give him a big plate of spaghetti. He likes his food.· "Now there's a man who likes his food,'' she said, as her brother took a third helping of pie.
someone who knows a lot about food and drink and likes good quality food and drink: · They're real gourmets and buy only the best cuts of meat.· Many gourmets say that Camembert should never be kept in a fridge.gourmet food/cooking etc (=very good and usually expensive): · The shop only sells gourmet food, at astronomical prices.
British informal someone who is interested in food, and likes going to restaurants and trying new and unusual foods: · a new magazine for foodies· Michael Caine is an avid foodie who owns a string of restaurants.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + eater Des is a big gambler, you know. He’s a very picky eater.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=someone who usually eats large meals)· I'm not a very big eater.
(=someone who eats all the food on their plate)· All her children were good eaters.
(=someone who eats healthy food)· Do you think healthy eaters live longer?
(=someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please)· My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter.
(=someone who drops food and makes a mess when they eat)· He's a very messy eater – he leaves crumbs all over the floor.
(=someone who makes unpleasant noises with their mouth as they eat)· I can't stand noisy eaters!
(=someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much)· Most compulsive eaters suffer from a range of psychological problems.
(=a person or animal that that eats meat)· I’m not a big meat eater, but I do like chicken.
(=an animal that only eats plants)· Most insects are plant eaters.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Des is a big gambler, you know. He’s a very picky eater.· While never a big eater, he did tend to snack it through the day and night.· One thing is clear: Daily News readers are big bagel eaters.· My husband is not a big dessert eater, and the only dessert he will order is a Snickersbar cake.· During the time she was living with the Abramses, Katelyn was happy and a big eater, Carter said.
NOUN· These were meat eaters who admitted to not caring about their intake of salt, sugar, caffeine or calories.· They love poetry, and their food, for both vegetarians and meat eaters, is delicious.· The size of the fish, particularly the meat eaters, means a lot of waste will be produced.· However, it's not only meat eaters who are at risk, as E.coli spreads easily from meat to other foods.· Now when I was with Julian, my second husband, I was a great meat eater.· I can not find much information on these fish, I only know they are meat eaters, and will grow big.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
big/light/fussy etc eater someone who eats a lot, not much, only particular things etc: - During the time she was living with the Abramses, Katelyn was happy and a big eater, Carter said.
- While never a big eater, he did tend to snack it through the day and night.
I’ve never been a big eater.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + eatera big eater (=someone who usually eats large meals)· I'm not a very big eater.a good eater (=someone who eats all the food on their plate)· All her children were good eaters.a healthy eater (=someone who eats healthy food)· Do you think healthy eaters live longer?a picky/fussy eater (=someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please)· My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter.a messy eater (=someone who drops food and makes a mess when they eat)· He's a very messy eater – he leaves crumbs all over the floor.a noisy eater (=someone who makes unpleasant noises with their mouth as they eat)· I can't stand noisy eaters!a compulsive eater (=someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much)· Most compulsive eaters suffer from a range of psychological problems.a meat eater (=a person or animal that that eats meat)· I’m not a big meat eater, but I do like chicken.a plant eater (=an animal that only eats plants)· Most insects are plant eaters.- fascinatingly
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