What does grass-eater mean?
Grass-eater means An organism notable for eating grass.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An organism notable for eating grass.
But why do police become grass-eaters at all, if they lack the greed and contempt fo decency necessary to become meat-eaters?
It was the grass-eaters, the commission found, that made corruption respectable within the organization, encouraging a code of silence among officers.
Grass-eaters constituted the majority of police officers who were corrupt; meat-eaters were rare. But meat-eaters are more dangerous. They aggressively misuse their police powers for personal gain.
That is what the modern men of Japan have done, these grass-eaters.
The grass-eaters fail to maintain a 'manly' appearance, snared instead by the world of cosmetics and fashion which makes them look soft, 'fragile and girlie' ([…]).
She dubbed them “herbivore men” (shoshoku danshi) in a 2006 article, and the phrase caught on as the nation took note of the gentle grass-eaters. Their lesser-known counterparts are the “carnivore women” (nikushoku joshi) who take the initiative in life and love.
Use grass-eater when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grass-eater means An organism notable for eating grass.
Common synonyms include herbivore man.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But why do police become grass-eaters at all, if they lack the greed and contempt fo decency necessary to become meat-eaters?
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