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pie-eater

pie-eater

9.3
A person who likes to eat pies
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪˌiːtər/
  • Informal
translation icon : aficionado a la tarta
  • Everyone at the party called Jake a pie-eater after he had three helpings of dessert.

Examples

  • When the bakery announced a pie-eating contest, every pie-eater in town showed up.

  • As a proud pie-eater, Marnie never missed an opportunity to try new recipes.

  • He is a real pie-eater!

  • My brother is such a pie-eater.

  • When the bakery announced a pie-eating contest, every pie-eater in town showed up.

  • Everyone at the party called Jake a pie-eater after he had three helpings of dessert.

  • As a proud pie-eater, Marnie never missed an opportunity to try new recipes.

Surface Forms

pie-eater singular
pie-eaters plural

Morphology

pie-eater = pie + eater (transparent) = pie + eat + er

Both components are common and the agentive '-er' is productive, so the compound meaning 'someone who eats pie' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Pie-eater is a simple, joking name made from pie and eater. Pie is a small baked dish, often sweet or filled with meat, and eater means 'someone who eats', so a pie-eater is a playful name for a person who enjoys eating pies.