vegetarian

[ vej-i-tair-ee-uhn ]
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noun
  1. a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.

adjective
  1. of or relating to vegetarianism or vegetarians.

  2. devoted to or advocating this practice.

  1. consisting solely of vegetables: vegetarian vegetable soup.

Origin of vegetarian

1
First recorded in 1835–45; veget(able) + -arian

Other words from vegetarian

  • non·veg·e·tar·i·an, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for vegetarian

vegetarian

/ (ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən) /


noun
  1. a person who advocates or practises vegetarianism

adjective
  1. relating to, advocating, or practising vegetarianism

  2. cookery strictly, consisting of vegetables and fruit only, but usually including milk, cheese, eggs, etc

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