Eater — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who consumes food for nourishment

any green goods that are good to eat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛndoʊzmˌoʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːtəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛndoʊzmˌoʊs/.

Examples

these apples are good eaters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

feeder

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who consumes food for nourishment
noun	any green goods that are good to eat “these apples are good eaters”

Word Forms

eat	verb	eat a meal; take a meal
feed	verb	take in food; used of animals only

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Esser

jemand, der Nahrung zur Ernährung zu sich nimmt

🇫🇷French

mangeur

quelqu'un qui consomme de la nourriture pour se nourrir

🇪🇸Spanish

tener siempre buen apetito

alguien que consume alimentos para nutrirse

🇮🇹Italian

mangiatore

qualcuno che consuma cibo per nutrirsi

🇳🇱Dutch

eter

iemand die voedsel consumeert als voeding

🇵🇹Portuguese

comedor

alguém que consome alimentos para se alimentar

🇷🇺Russian

едок

тот, кто потребляет пищу ради питания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भक्षक

कोई व्यक्ति जो पोषण के लिए भोजन खाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভক্ষক

কেউ যে পুষ্টির জন্য খাদ্য গ্রহণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

உண்பவர்

ஊட்டத்திற்காக உணவை உட்கொள்ளும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తినేవాడు

పోషణ కోసం ఆహారాన్ని తీసుకునే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

खाणारा

कोणीतरी जो पोषणासाठी अन्न घेतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાનાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે પોષણ માટે ખોરાક લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿನ್ನುವವನು

ಪೋಷಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭക്ഷിക്കുന്നവൻ

പോഷണത്തിനായി ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਲਈ ਭੋਜਨ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھانے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو پرورش کے لیے کھانا کھاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

食者

为获取营养而消耗食物的人

🇯🇵Japanese

食べる人

栄養を得るために食べ物を消費する人

🇰🇷Korean

먹는 사람

영양을 위해 음식을 섭취하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người ăn

một người tiêu thụ thực phẩm để nuôi dưỡng

🇹🇭Thai

คนกิน

ผู้ที่บริโภคอาหารเพื่อการบำรุง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemakan

seseorang yang mengkonsumsi makanan untuk nutrisi

🇵🇭Filipino

mangangain

isang taong kumonsumo ng pagkain para sa pagpapakain

🇲🇾Malay

pemakan

seseorang yang memakan makanan untuk berkhasiat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الآكل

شخص يستهلك الطعام من أجل التغذية

🇮🇷Persian

خوار

کسی که غذا را برای تغذیه مصرف می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yiyen

beslenmek için yiyecek tüketen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹכֵל

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