eater

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English eter, etere, etter, from Old English etere; equivalent to eat +‎ -er (agent noun suffix) or +‎ -er (patient suffix) (food suitable for eating). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈiː.tɚ/, /ˈiː.ɾɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiː.tə/ Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) === Noun === eater (plural eaters) A person or animal who eats. 2001, Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex The girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater. A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked. Hyponym: eating apple (cellular automata) A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== cooker trencherman === References === “eater, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2022. === Anagrams === areet, arete, arête, ratee, teare