eat
verb (used with object)
to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
eater
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a word derived from
eat.
Example Sentences
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You don’t have to become a different eater first.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Edmontosaurus was a large duck-billed plant eater that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex near the end of the Cretaceous Period.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
One of the youngest sweet tooths is Matilda, six, who helped her mum Jasmin Gelsana, 36, decorate a store-bought cake, and who happily admits: "I'm a good eater, not a baker".
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
In 2023 the banana eater Justin Sun was charged with fraud for pumping crypto securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
“I'm Peter,” he says, and I think: Peter Peter pumpkin eater.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
