meat eater

Not a vegetarian

A meat eater is a person or animal that eats meat.

Among humans, the term often arises in contrast to vegetarians or vegans: I'm a meat eater, so that restaurant doesn't appeal to me.

In biology, meat-eating animals are carnivores or omnivores.

The hyphenated form meat-eater appears as a noun; the open form as an adjective: meat-eating dinosaurs.

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big game · animal protein · butcher · bite · predator · fangs · sharp teeth · lion · tiger · tear · jaw · devour · prey · wolf · hunting instinct · steak · rare steak · scavenger

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Opposites
dietary practice

meat eatervegetarian

One who abstains from flesh

vegan · herbivore · plant eater · fruitarian · raw vegan

ethical/philosophical stance toward animals

meat eatervegan activist

Advocates plant-only lifestyle

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meat, eater, meat-eating

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