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feaster

feaster

1 4.2
A person who eats a lot at a big party meal
  • noun
  • /ˈfiːstər/
translation icon : comensal
  • During the wedding reception, the feaster enjoyed a lavish buffet filled with delicious dishes.

Examples

  • The stores were completely full of holiday feasters buying food and such.

    Blog text (2)

  • The children were excited as each feaster sat down at the long table decorated for the feast.

  • From the meat rose fragrant steam that circled above the heads of the feasters.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • At the annual holiday gathering, every feaster contributed a different dish to the potluck meal.

Synonyms

banqueter
vsfeaster
6.5

A person who goes to a large formal meal with many guests

is mainly defined by eating heavily at a celebration

Surface Forms

feaster singular
feasters plural

Morphology

feaster = feast (transparent) = feast + er

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'feaster' is a person who feasts.

Etymology

Feaster comes from the word feast, which means 'a large meal or celebration', plus the ending -er, which means 'one who'. So a feaster is literally 'one who eats at a feast' or someone who enjoys eating a lot.