Meaning

A person who eats meat..

Definitions by Sense

1. A person who eats meat.
2. A carnivorous animal.
3. Alternative form of meat-eater (“police officer who seeks out bribes”).

Example Sentences

A group of 65 Asian meateaters were age and sex matched with Caucasian meateaters. Significantly higher antibody levels were detected in the Asian group (p < 0.01), where 32.3% were found to be seropositive compared with 17% in the Caucasian group.

Meateaters are 3 times more likely to be obese than vegetarians, and 9 times more likely than vegans. On average, vegans are 10–20 lb lighter than meateaters. Vegan diets promote higher metabolic rates, around 16 percent faster for vegans compared with meateaters.²⁷

Coordinate term: planteater

In the domain of dinosaurs, for example, expert children tend to use the presence and absence of a few salient features to decide whether a dinosaur is a meateater or a planteater. Hence, a dinosaur is a meateater if it has ‘‘long’’ and ‘‘sharp teeth,’’ whereas it would be a planteater if these features were absent.

Word Forms

• meateaters
• meat eater
• meat-eater

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When Should You Use Meat eater?

Use meat eater when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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