meat eaters

Those preferring steaks

Meat eaters are people or animals that eat meat.

The term applies literally to carnivores and omnivores, but often carries ideological weight in discussions about diet and ethics: Meat eaters and vegans rarely see eye to eye.

The phrase can sound mildly defensive or accusatory depending on who's using it.

Related

scavenger · hunter-gatherer · wolf · feeders · carnivore diet · raw diet · prime rib · shark · steak · hamburger · food chain · food web · kill or be killed · eaters · lion · big cat · roasting · braising

Opposites
dietary practice

meat eatersvegetarians

Those abstaining from flesh

vegans · herbivores · pescatarians · fruitarians · flexitarians

biological classification

meat eatersherbivores

Fauna consuming only plants

plant eaters · frugivores · granivores · grazers · browsers

ethical/philosophical stance

meat eatersanimal rights activists

Advocates for creature welfare

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G