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snacker

snacker

1 2.7
A person who often eats small amounts of food between meals
  • noun
  • /ˈsnækər/
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  • I'm a serious snacker so just had some chips and dip.

It is one of those things, Jay, that OK, so I'm a snacker now, a sneak snack.

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Examples

  • You know me, I'm a snacker.

  • I'm not a big snacker, but I do see my snack time.

  • Turns out, I am a thoughtless snacker on the weekends.

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  • I am not much of a snacker, but I tend to go too long between meals and snacks, and then eat larger portions than I should.

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  • But if you are a snacker and that's how you like to eat, our research shows that the snacking itself isn't the problem, it's what you're snacking on.

  • As a busy mom, she has become a regular snacker, often munching on nuts and fruits between meals.

  • He prefers being a snacker rather than having a full meal, so he always keeps some chips on hand.

  • At the party, there were plenty of options for snackers, including a variety of bite-sized appetizers.

Synonyms

nibbler
vssnacker
3 7.2

A person or animal that eats small bites again and again

refers to a habit of regular snacking rather than bite size action
grazer
vssnacker
1 4.9

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

is used for regular snacking but can imply continuous grazing
nosher
vssnacker
  • Informal
1 9.6

A person who eats small snacks between meals

describes the same habit but in more general terms
real nosher
vssnacker
  • Informal
9.1

A person who often eats small snacks between meals

focuses on regular light eating rather than enjoyment

How Often

grazer
1 4.9
snacker
1 2.7

Surface Forms

snacker singular
snackers plural

Morphology

snacker = snack (transparent) = snack + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'snack' yields 'snacker' meaning 'someone who snacks', a directly inferable formation for learners.

Etymology

Snacker comes from the word snack, which meant a small 'bite' or quick food, and the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a snacker is simply someone who takes small bites or eats between meals.