Definition of VEGETARIAN

vegetarian

Plural: vegetarians

Noun

  • eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
  • A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
  • An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.

Adj

  • Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).
  • Without meat.
  • Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.
  • That does not eat meat.

Examples

  • I have a vegetarian brother

Origin / Etymology

From vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society.

Synonyms

Pythagorean, herbivore, plant-based

Antonyms

nonvegetarian

Scrabble Score: 14

vegetarian: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vegetarian: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vegetarian: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

vegetarian: valid Words With Friends Word