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# eater

noun (an eater, eaters)

«eater» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person or animal that eats, often described by how or what it eats: «a fussy eater», «a big eater». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#m1)
2. (as part of a word) An animal that eats a certain food: «anteater», «meat-eater», «plant-eater». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#m2)
3. A fire-eater is a performer who pretends to eat fire and breathes out flames at shows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, animals are grouped by what they eat: plant-eaters (herbivores), meat-eaters (carnivores), and those that eat both (omnivores). In everyday life and health, «a fussy/picky eater» refuses many foods; «a healthy eater» chooses good food. Phrases: «a fussy eater», «a big eater», «a slow eater».

### Examples

- My brother is a very fussy eater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x1)
- Lions are meat-eaters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x2)
- Cows are plant-eaters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x3)
- The anteater licks up ants with its long tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x4)
- Dad is a big eater; he always has seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x5)
- A healthy eater has lots of fruit and vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x6)
- She is a slow eater, so she is last to leave the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x7)
- The fire-eater laughed again, and blew a flame at Makoma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/#x8)

### Note

Countable: eaters. «An eater» because it starts with a vowel sound. In science, the long words are herbivore (plant-eater), carnivore (meat-eater), omnivore (eats both).

## In Jewish tradition

In Samson's riddle, the eater is a lion, and the food is honey found in its body.

**Interpretation.** Tradition notes Samson's riddle shows his cleverness, though it led to trouble.

### Examples

- Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh; (Writings PRO.23.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eater/#x1)
- And he said unto them: Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. (Prophets JDG.14.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eater/#x2)
- All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. (Prophets NAM.3.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eater/#x3)

### Note

Countable: eaters. «An eater» because it starts with a vowel sound. In science, the long words are herbivore (plant-eater), carnivore (meat-eater), omnivore (eats both).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eater» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eater/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eater» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eater.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «eater» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eater/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eater» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/eater.html) on Mova free.