eater

Meaning

1. A person or animal who eats.
2. A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
3. A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.

Synonyms

feeder

mouth to feed

head

mouth

pecker

taster

trencherman

one who eats

chowhound

consumer

gormer

devourer

diner

eating

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiː.tɚ/

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).