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luncher

luncher

1 5.5
A person who eats lunch, often at the same place
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌnʧər/
: comensal
  • You are not a free-luncher if you avoid taxes that deliver free lunches to others.
  • power lunchers

Examples

  • You are not a free-luncher merely because you receive a check from the government.

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  • "You only become a free-luncher if the taxes you avoid support services from which you benefit.

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  • You are a free-luncher if you receive a check from the government you did nothing to earn.

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  • Well, that opinion amounts to a redefinition of "free luncher."

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  • Someone who works for the government, unless that work is make-work with no economic value, is not a free-luncher.

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  • Lunchers, I was shocked and happily surprised at the deals at Boomer Esiason's new bar in Times Square.

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  • "Whether receiving a check or substantially reducing your tax liability through credits and exemptions, you're still a free-luncher in my opinion, which is what you hate most."

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  • The lunchers at the cafe enjoy a variety of salads and sandwiches every day.

  • As a regular luncher at the park, he always meets his friends at noon.

  • Due to the office's strict lunch break, the lunchers often rush to finish their meals.

Synonyms

diner
vsluncher
48 1.0

A person who is eating a meal, often in a restaurant

is specific to eating the midday meal or habitually doing so

Surface Forms

luncher singular
lunchers plural

Morphology

luncher = lunch (transparent) = lunch + er

The word is a regular agent noun formed from the verb 'lunch' with '-er', so its meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

The word luncher comes from lunch, a short form of luncheon, which once meant a small meal at 'noon'. So a luncher is simply someone who eats lunch, or who regularly eats lunch in a certain place or way.