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Eater

One who, or that which, eats.

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Consumer 76% connected

One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.

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Produce 76% connected

To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court.

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Devourer 76% connected

One who, or that which, devours.

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Diner 76% connected

One who dines.

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Dunker 76% connected

One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers,…

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Glutton 76% connected

One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.

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Gobbler 76% connected

A turkey cock; a bubbling Jock.

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Gourmand 76% connected

A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Picnicker 76% connected

One who takes part in a picnic.

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Scoffer 76% connected

One who scoffs.

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Vegetarian 76% connected

One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

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Eat 74% connected

of Eat

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Eat 74% connected

of Eat

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Synonym 1

Feeder 92% connected

One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.

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