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rice-eater

rice-eater

9.3
A person who regularly eats rice, sometimes used jokingly or as an insult
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪsˌiːtər/
  • Slur
translation icon : [OFENSIVO] término despectivo para una persona de origen asiático
  • In the village, being known as a rice-eater often meant embracing a rich culinary tradition.

Examples

  • Thirty-five years, then suddenly they call his name and open the gate. "You said this rice-eater got him out." Shan wrote some words of power on a banner, Choje interjected with a slow nod.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Study participants' characteristics according to rice eater status.

    Academic text (2012)

  • "The rice eater?" he snarled.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "No khampa lets a damned rice eater beat him.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • As a devoted rice-eater, she loves trying different rice dishes from around the world.

  • During the festival, everyone shared stories about their favorite meals as rice-eaters.

Surface Forms

rice-eater singular
rice-eaters plural

Morphology

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

A straightforward compound of 'rice' + 'eater' (with 'eater' itself = eat + -er), clearly meaning a person who eats rice.

Etymology

Rice-eater is simply made from rice and eater, so it literally means 'a person who eats rice'. People sometimes use it as a light joke about someone who eats rice a lot, but it can also be used in an insulting way about people from Asia, so use it carefully.