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dieter

dieter

10 3.0
A person who eats less to lose weight or stay healthy
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪətər/
: persona a dieta
  • Many dieters find it helpful to track their meals in a journal to stay on target.
  • dieter or restrained eater
  • dieter use

I'm a yo-yo Dieter, yo-yo weight gainer.

Examples

  • A reluctant dieter, he weighs 270 now, down from the 286 he weighed just a year ago.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • But it's not the dieter's fault; it's the way these organizations work.

    Blog text (4)

  • The chronic dieter subconsciously believes it is not that hard to lose weight.

    Blog text (17)

  • While the advantage to the successful, active, non-smoking dieter is health, BCBS may see other benefits.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Yes, the fact is that more than 90 percent of dieters regain the weight when they "finish."

    Blog text (7)

  • Physical exercise really should not be contraindicated for anyone and can be tailored for each individual dieter's specific needs.

    Blog text (21)

  • With the HCG diet, dieters have an easy way to burn those extra calories.

    Blog text (4)

  • Both groups lost equal amounts of weight, leading the researchers to conclude the chronic dieters did not have metabolic damage.

    Blog text (3)

  • Given this absence of long-term success, most dieters frequently return to the restrained eating process, repeatedly losing and regaining weight.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The dieters were heavier and harbored an exaggerated (distorted) psychological view of food compared to the non-dieters.

    Academic text (2008)

Antonyms

indulger
1 5.9

A person who often gives themselves extra treats and comforts

How Committed

dieter
10 3.0
grazer
1 4.9

Surface Forms

dieter singular
dieters plural

Morphology

dieter = diet (transparent) = diet + er

Productive agentive formation: '-er' added to 'diet' (to diet) yields a person who diets, so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Dieter comes from diet, which originally came from a Greek word meaning 'way of life'. So a dieter is someone who follows a special 'way of life' about food, which is why it means a person who controls what they eat.