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muncher

muncher

12 7.5
A person or animal that chews food loudly
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌnʧər/
translation icon : masticador
  • rug muncher
  • butt muncher
  • carpet muncher

Examples

  • We are two cookie munchers on the epic journey of a lifetime, traveling across the world on bicycles, eating cookies, and growing as individuals, putting ourselves at the service of others, teaching and learning about our environment, natural health, and following our hearts.

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  • The location on the corner of Fahuazhen Lu and Yan'an Xi Lu is where post-party munchers can grab a bite after a late-night Yuyintang show.

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  • The children sat around the picnic table, munching on sandwiches and chips.

  • Every time I visit my grandmother, she offers me her famous cookies, and I can hear her munching happily in the kitchen.

  • At the party, the muncher on the couch was devouring popcorn while watching the movie.

Synonyms

chewer
vsmuncher
4 1.0

A person or animal that chews something like gum

focuses on repeated audible jaw movement that makes a soft eating sound
cruncher
vsmuncher
1 4.5

A person or animal that makes a loud noise when they chew

involves repeated softer jaw sounds instead of one loud sharp noise
masticator
vsmuncher
8.1

A person, animal, or machine that chews and grinds food

refers to human or animal eating with repeated audible sounds not machines

Compounds

dick muncher
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude name for someone you dislike or want to upset

muesli muncher
  • Informal
9.1

A person who often eats muesli for a healthy breakfast

9.9

An offensive slang word for a lesbian or a woman who gives oral sex to another woman

How Noisy

cruncher
1 4.5
muncher
12 7.5
chewer
4 1.0
nibbler
3 7.2

Surface Forms

muncher singular
munchers plural

Morphology

muncher = munch (transparent) = munch + er

Standard agent-noun formation from the verb 'munch' with predictable meaning 'one who munches'.

Etymology

The word muncher comes from the sound word munch, which copies the noise of chewing, and the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a muncher is someone or something that 'chews' loudly or repeatedly.