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nosh⋅er

  [nosh-er]
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–noun
Informal. a person who snacks, esp. one who does so often or continuously.
Origin:
1955–60; < Yiddish; see nosh, -er 1
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nosh   (nŏsh)   
n.  A snack or light meal.
intr.v.   noshed, nosh·ing, nosh·es
To eat a snack or light meal: noshed on a bagel between classes.

[Yiddish nash, from nashn, to eat sweets, nibble on, from Middle High German naschen, to nibble, from Old High German hnascōn.]
nosh'er n.
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nosher [ˈnɑʃɚ]

  1. n.
    someone who is always eating snacks. (See also nosh.) : I don't know of a single nosher who's not fat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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