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VEGETARIAN
vegetarian
(noun) eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vegetarian (plural vegetarians)
A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]
An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
Synonym: herbivore (standard term)
Hyponyms
• (person who does not eat animals): vegan; lactovegetarian, lactarian; ovovegetarian, eggetarian; lacto-ovo-vegetarian, lactoovovegetarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian, ovolactovegetarian
Coordinate terms
• (animal that also eats meat): omnivore
• (animal that only eats meat): carnivore
• (person that only eats meat): meatarian, meatatarian
Adjective
vegetarian (comparative more vegetarian, superlative most vegetarian)
Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses). [from 1849]
Synonym: Pythagorean
Without meat.
Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.
(of a person) That does not eat meat.
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Etymology
Noun
Vegetarian (usually uncountable, plural Vegetarians)
Obsolete spelling of vegetarian.
Usage notes
This capitalization only applied to the noun; the adjective took the lowercase vegetarian.
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Source: Wiktionary
Veg`e*ta"ri*an, n.
Definition: One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.
Veg`e*ta"ri*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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