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fruitarian

American  
[froo-tair-ee-uhn] / fruˈtɛər i ən /

noun

  1. a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.


fruitarian British  
/ fruːˈtɛərɪən /

noun

  1. a person who eats only fruit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to a fruitarian

    a fruitarian diet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of fruitarian

1890–95; fruit + -arian, on the model of vegetarian

Example Sentences

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The same guy who turned me on to being a fruitarian, claims to know breatharians.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 19, 2016

A consequence is an abundance of regimens — vegan, gluten-free, Paleolithic, fruitarian and many more — each promoted by its adherents as the one true path.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2016

Kutcher also said that developed pancreatitis after adopting the fruitarian diet that Jobs that also tried.

From Forbes • Jan. 31, 2013

On the naming of Apple, he said he was "on one of my fruitarian diets."

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2011

They trudged along a little hungry, because of the fruitarian refreshments, and mentally very active.

From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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