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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As if that were not enough to make the average salad eater develop a mild interest in supply-chain forensics, the story soon acquired a political subplot.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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
Though he doesn’t identify as a foodie, he is a passionate eater.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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
The Big Jack was a forest eater, a mammoth, three-story-high machine with three gargantuan steel-toothed wheels that not only knocked over pinon trees, but also crunched them up into bite-sized fireplace-perfect logs.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
