noshers
Between-meal munchers
Noshers are people who nosh—who snack or eat between meals.
The word comes from Yiddish and carries a casual, affectionate tone: The kitchen was full of noshers picking at the leftovers.
A nosher might graze throughout the day rather than sit down for formal meals.
Animals eating ground vegetation
- nibblersThose who bite small
- snackersLight, casual eaters
- munchersThose who chew food
- pickersThose who harvest by hand
tasters · samplers · foodies · gourmands · epicures · gluttons · diners · eaters
Takes small bites
- munchiesSnacks or craving them
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- bitesCuts with teeth
- tidbitsSmall choice pieces
picking · sampling · tasting · munching · pecking · appetizers · canapés · tapas
Mildly hungry
- hungryWanting to eat
- snackishMildly hungry, wanting nibbles
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- appetiteDesire for food
munchies · hankering · ravenous · famished · yearning · voracious · insatiable
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- minglingCasual social interaction
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- soireeFormal evening party
meetup · camaraderie · hospitality · entertaining · guests · conviviality · buffet · schmoozing
Calm and unhurried
- informalRelaxed, not official
- relaxedFree of stress
- leisurelyDone without urgency
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
unhurried · spontaneous · cozy · friendly · unpretentious · comfortable · simple · loose
grazers
Animals eating ground vegetation
pickers · tasters · samplers · foodies · gourmands · epicures · gluttons · diners · eaters · feasters
nibbles
Takes small bites
tidbits · picking · sampling · tasting · munching · pecking · appetizers · canapés · tapas · mezze
peckish
Mildly hungry
appetite · munchies · hankering · ravenous · famished · yearning · voracious · insatiable
party
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- minglingCasual social interaction
- receptionAct of receiving guests
soiree · meetup · camaraderie · hospitality · entertaining · guests · conviviality · buffet · schmoozing · chatter
laid-back
Calm and unhurried
easygoing · unhurried · spontaneous · cozy · friendly · unpretentious · comfortable · simple · loose · homey
noshersgourmands
Enthusiastic eaters, sometimes excessive
banqueters · epicures · feasters · dinner guests · gastronomes
noshersgluttons
Habitual overeaters
gorgers · bingers · binge eaters · devourers · overeaters
noshersfasters
Those who abstain from food
abstainers · dieters · ascetics · anorexics