nosher

1 9.6

A person who eats small snacks between meals

noun
/ˈnɑːʃər/

Informal

: picoteador

As a nation of noshers, we are in endless love with finger foods.

Examples

In a gathering, plenty of snacks are laid out for the noshers to enjoy between meals.
But I go off nonetheless: " My friends," I say to Bernstein and Weissbaum, " we are all but individual noshers in the collective Jewish unconscious... the Platter is bigger than any one of us; it was served before we were born, and Petaks will deliver after we're gone... do you follow?

Fiction book (1997)
In recent years, cheese fries have become a favorite among teenage noshers.

Synonyms

nibbler

vsnosher

3 7.2

A person or animal that eats small bites again and again

refers to eating small portions between meals rather than bite size behaviour

snacker

vsnosher

1 2.7

A person who often eats small amounts of food between meals

emphasizes choosing small amounts instead of full meals

grazer

vsnosher

1 4.9

A person who eats small amounts of food many times a day

focuses on snacks between meals rather than continuous eating

real nosher

vsnosher

Informal

9.1

A person who often eats small snacks between meals

describes habitual snacking without stressing enjoyment

Compounds

real nosher

Informal

9.1

A person who often eats small snacks between meals

How Much

glutton

Offensive

14 7.0

big eater

2 3.0

nosher

Informal

1 9.6

nibbler

3 7.2

Surface Forms

nosher singular

noshers plural

Morphology

nosher = nosh (transparent) = nosh + er

The word 'nosher' is transparently derived from 'nosh' with the suffix '-er', indicating a person who performs the action of noshing.

Etymology

Nosher comes from the Yiddish word nashn and the English slang nosh, which mean 'to nibble' or 'to snack', much like the familiar word 'nibble'. So a nosher is literally someone who 'snacks' or eats small amounts between meals.