flexitarian

[ flek-si-tair-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.

adjective
  1. of or relating to flexitarians or their diet: a flexitarian cookbook.

Origin of flexitarian

1
First recorded in 1990–95; flexi(ble) + (vege)tarian

Other words from flexitarian

  • flex·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for flexitarian

flexitarian

/ (ˌflɛksɪˈtɛərɪən) /


noun
  1. a person who eats a predominantly vegetarian diet, but who eats meat or fish occasionally

adjective
  1. of or relating to a flexitarian: flexitarian fare

Origin of flexitarian

1
C21: from flexi (ble) + (vege) tarian

Derived forms of flexitarian

  • flexitarianism, noun

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