noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈiː.tɚ/
General-American:/ˈiː.ɾɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈiː.tə/
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rhymes with -iːtə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:IY1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person or animal who eats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a very fussy eater
2001, Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex The girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English eter, etere, etter, from Old English etere; equivalent to eat + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (food suitable for eating).
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ngrënës
— one who eats
Albanian:
hamës
— one who eats
Arabic:
آكِل
(ʔākil)
— one who eats
Assamese:
ভোক্তা
(bhükta)
— one who eats
Catalan:
menjador
— one who eats
Chichewa:
mdya
— one who eats
Chichewa:
wakudya
— one who eats
Chichewa:
wanyole
— one who eats
Chinese Mandarin:
食者
(shí zhě)
— one who eats
Chinese Mandarin:
進食者 /进食者
(jìnshí zhě)
— one who eats
Dutch:
eter
— one who eats
Finnish:
syöjä
— one who eats
French:
mangeur
— one who eats
Galician:
comedor
— one who eats
German:
Esser
— one who eats
Gothic:
𐌰𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰
(afētja)
— one who eats
Hindi:
आहारी
(āhārī)
— one who eats
Hindi:
भक्षी
(bhakṣī)
— one who eats
Hindi:
भोक्ता
(bhoktā)
— one who eats
Hindi:
भक्षक
(bhakṣak)
— one who eats
Hungarian:
evő
— one who eats
Italian:
mangiatore
— one who eats
Central Kurdish:
بخۆر
(bixor)
— one who eats
Latin:
ēsor
— one who eats
Macedonian:
јадач
(jadač)
— one who eats
Norman:
mangeux
— one who eats
Old English:
ǣta
— one who eats
Polish:
zjadacz
— one who eats
Portuguese:
comedor
— one who eats
Romanian:
mâncător
— one who eats
Russian:
едо́к
(jedók)
— one who eats
Russian:
поедатель
(pojedatelʹ)
— one who eats
Russian:
поедательница
(pojedatelʹnica)
— one who eats