Vegetarian

//vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).

    "Must we not put to death blackbirds and thrushes because they feed on worms, or (if capital punishment offends our humanitarianism) starve them slowly by permanent captivity and vegetarian diet?"

  2. 2
    Without meat.
  3. 3
    Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.

    "Is there such a thing as a good tasting vegetarian hot dog? Cuz every one I've tried tasted like smelted tire."

  4. 4
    That does not eat meat.

    "I have a vegetarian brother"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not containing meat wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.

    ""The sight and smell of raw meat are especially odious to me, and I have often thought that if I had had to be my own cook, I should inevitably become a vegetarian, probably, indeed, return entirely to my green and salad days.""

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of vegetarian. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "“I must preface this essay by the confession that I am myself a Vegetarian, and that I mean to say all the good I can of the principles of Vegetarianism.”"

  3. 3
    eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products wordnet
  4. 4
    An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society. (Alternatively, it may derive from vegetus + -arian.)

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