eater
/ˈiːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ईटर
खाने वाला, (ख़ास तरह से) भोजन करने वाला
Basic word
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(used with an adjective) a person who eats in a particular way or eats a particular kind of food
खाने वाला, (ख़ास तरह से) भोजन करने वाला
- My son is a very fussy eater.
- Radhika is a healthy eater and loves fresh fruit.
- a big eater
+ 4 more examples
- meat eaters
- Ravi is a slow eater and always finishes last.
- Elephants are plant eaters.
- She is not a fussy eater and likes all vegetables.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
adjective + eater
Eater is mainly used with an adjective to describe how someone eats or what they eat.
'Eater' मुख्यतः adjective के साथ आता है और बताता है कि कोई कैसे या क्या खाता है।
- He is a slow eater.
- She is a fussy eater.
noun + eater (compound)
Join a food word and eater to name a person or animal that eats that thing.
खाद्य-वाचक शब्द और 'eater' जोड़कर उस चीज़ को खाने वाले व्यक्ति या पशु का नाम बनता है।
- An ant-eater feeds on termites.
- Radhika is a big sweet-eater.
a heavy / light eater
Heavy and light show the amount a person usually eats.
Heavy और light बताते हैं कि व्यक्ति सामान्यतः कितना खाता है।
- My brother is a heavy eater.
- Birds are light eaters.
meat-eater / plant-eater
In biology, eater compounds describe diet: meat-eater, plant-eater, fruit-eater.
जीव-विज्ञान में eater वाले compounds आहार बताते हैं: meat-eater, plant-eater, fruit-eater।
- Tigers are meat-eaters.
- Cows are plant-eaters.
eater (agent noun)
Eater is an agent noun formed from the verb eat plus -er, like speaker or runner; the same pattern gives a word for the person who does the action.
'Eater' क्रिया eat में -er जोड़कर बना agent noun है, जैसे speaker या runner; यही ढाँचा क्रिया करने वाले व्यक्ति का नाम देता है।
- Every eater at the festival stall praised the sweets.
- A fast eater may feel hungry again soon.
+Collocations 5
adjective + eater
fussyslowhealthybiggreedymessy
- My little cousin is a very fussy eater.
food + eater
meatfishplantfruitsweetvegetable
- Many Indians are vegetable-eaters by tradition.
animal + eater
antinsectgrassseedflesh
- The pangolin is an ant-eater.
verb + eater
bebecometurn intoremainraise
- Parents often struggle to raise a healthy eater.
eater + in the animal world
flesh-eaterseed-eaterleaf-eaternectar-eatergrass-eater
- The deer is a grass-eater, while the leopard is a flesh-eater.
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- Radhika is a light eater, so she skips heavy snacks.
राधिका कम खाती है, इसलिए वह भारी नाश्ता नहीं लेती।
- The doctor advised the child's parents to treat him gently as a fussy eater.
डॉक्टर ने बच्चे के माता-पिता को सलाह दी कि वे उसके साथ नरमी बरतें क्योंकि वह खाने में नख़रेबाज़ है।
- Elephants are plant-eaters and need large quantities of food.
हाथी शाकाहारी जीव हैं और उन्हें भोजन की बड़ी मात्रा चाहिए।
- The contest was won by a champion pie-eater.
प्रतियोगिता एक चैंपियन पाई खाने वाले ने जीती।
- He is a messy eater and always spills the curry.
वह गंदा खाने वाला है और हमेशा करी गिरा देता है।
- Radhika's grandmother was a very slow eater, who chewed every bite carefully.
राधिका की दादी बहुत धीरे खाती थीं और हर निवाला ध्यान से चबाती थीं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is a good eating boy.
✓ He is a good eater.
Use the noun eater, not the participle eating, to name a person who eats in a certain way.
किसी खास ढंग से खाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए noun 'eater' आता है, participle 'eating' नहीं।