vegetarian
- noun
- /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛəriən/
- Then the third group were were vegetarians who would only occasionally eat eggs or dairy.
- become a vegetarian
- vegetarians eat
- vegetarians and meat
And I'm a vegetarian and have been for many years.
- And I'm a vegetarian and have been for many years.
- My wife was vegetarian when I met her.
- But Epicurus himself was probably a vegetarian.
- Oh, yes, and I used to be a completely strict vegetarian.
- I mean, unless you're a vegetarian, pork rinds are like, at their core, delicious.
- We are not vegetarians, K It looks like there's one rose out here.
- So well, we've been vegetarians for the week.
- Our cancel culture is their meat, and we're not vegetarians yet.
- Now that I'm a vegetarian, I want to condemn meat eaters worldwide.
- Now doctor Ornish is AI think a vegetarian.
Examples
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And I'm sorry, there is no excuse to not accommodate a vegetarian or a vegan.
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Many restaurants now offer options for vegetarians to cater to their dietary choices.
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And I'm a vegetarian and have been for many years.
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Arthur has suddenly decided he should be a vegetarian; he says it's better for his health.
Fiction book (2000) -
I had learned from reading and from watching my dad that being a vegetarian was a healthy lifestyle choice.
Academic text (2004) -
Britain currently has the highest percentage of vegetarians in Europe, about five percent of the population.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, Dave, yeah, it's true, I am a vegetarian.
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Finally, it is not surprising that vegetarians are few in the Great Plains.
Academic text (2003) -
Diane: Well, that's just what we need on a cattle ranch -- a vegetarian from New York.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now that I'm a vegetarian, I want to condemn meat eaters worldwide.
Synonyms
A person who eats mostly plants and avoids meat
A person who eats mostly plants and simple foods without meat
Antonyms
How Plant-Based
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vegetarian for a person also comes from vegetable ('plant') and the ending -arian for a person or kind. So a vegetarian is someone who chooses to eat plants and avoids meat, and sometimes other animal foods.