The word "eater" refers to a person or animal that consumes food in a particular way or of a particular kind. It can also be used as a noun with the suffix "ers" to refer to people who eat certain types of food, like vegetarians or meat eaters.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](以某种方式)吃东西的人;吃…的人 You use eater to refer to someone who eats in a particular way or who eats particular kinds of food.
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I've never been a fussy eater...
我从不挑食。
...vegetarians and meat eaters.
素食者和食肉者
Oxford
eater/ˈiːtə(r); NAmEˈiːtər/noun( usually after an adjective or a noun 通常用于形容词或名词后) a person or an animal that eats a particular thing or in a particular way (以某种方式)吃…的人,吃…的动物◆We're not great meat eaters.我们肉吃得不多。◆He's a big eater (= he eats a lot).他饭量很大。eatereaterseater/ˈiːtə(r); NAmEˈiːtər/
LDC
eatereat‧er /ˈiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
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big/light/fussy etc eater someone who eats a lot, not much, only particular things etc: I’ve never been a big eater.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + eatera big eater (=someone who usually eats large meals)· I'm not a very big eater.a good eater (=someone who eats all the food on their plate)· All her children were good eaters.a healthy eater (=someone who eats healthy food)· Do you think healthy eaters live longer?a picky/fussy eater (=someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please)· My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter.a messy eater (=someone who drops food and makes a mess when they eat)· He's a very messy eater – he leaves crumbs all over the floor.a noisy eater (=someone who makes unpleasant noises with their mouth as they eat)· I can't stand noisy eaters!a compulsive eater (=someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much)· Most compulsive eaters suffer from a range of psychological problems.a meat eater (=a person or animal that that eats meat)· I’m not a big meat eater, but I do like chicken.a plant eater (=an animal that only eats plants)· Most insects are plant eaters.
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eater
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eaters[836]
食者(88%),腐蚀剂(12%)
n.食者
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