Meateater

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who eats meat.

    "A group of 65 Asian meateaters were age and sex matched with Caucasian meateaters. Significantly higher antibody levels were detected in the Asian group (p < 0.01), where 32.3% were found to be seropositive compared with 17% in the Caucasian group."

  2. 2
    A carnivorous animal.

    "Coordinate term: planteater"

  3. 3
    Alternative form of meat-eater (“police officer who seeks out bribes”). alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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carnivore

Example

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"A group of 65 Asian meateaters were age and sex matched with Caucasian meateaters. Significantly higher antibody levels were detected in the Asian group (p < 0.01), where 32.3% were found to be seropositive compared with 17% in the Caucasian group."

Etymology

From meat + eater.

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