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crabeater

crabeater

4.1
A person who eats crabs as food
  • noun
translation icon : aficionado a los cangrejos
  • He proudly called himself a crabeater after trying every crab dish on the menu.

Examples

  • As a lifelong crabeater, she never misses the annual crab festival.

  • The crabeater prepared a delicious crab dish.

  • The restaurant is famous among every dedicated crabeater in the city.

  • Many crabeaters gather along the coast during the season.

  • As a devoted crabeater, she enjoys tasting different types of crabs during the seafood festival.

  • He considers himself a true crabeater because he tries to sample crab dishes from every restaurant he visits.

  • The local community has many passionate crabeaters who share recipes and tips for preparing crabs.

Compounds

crabeater seal
7.9

A silvery-grey seal that lives in Antarctica and eats krill

Surface Forms

crabeater singular
crabeaters plural

Morphology

crabeater = crab + eater (transparent) = crab + eater

Direct compound of 'crab' + 'eater' meaning someone who eats crabs; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Crabeater comes from the parts crab and eater, meaning a person who eats crabs. So a crabeater is someone who often eats crab as food.