Eater vs Eatable - What's the difference?
eater | eatable |
Agent noun of eat; one who eats.
An eating apple.
* 2004 , Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain (page 94)
One who performs fellatio or cunnilingus.
* 2001 , Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex
* 1987 , Baird Jones, Sexual humor - Page 309
* 1997 , James White, The Best Sex of Your Life - Page 166
Able to be eaten; edible.
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As nouns the difference between eater and eatable
is that eater is agent noun of eat; one who eats while eatable is (mostly|in the plural) anything edible; food.As an adjective eatable is
able to be eaten; edible.eater
English
Noun
(en noun)- For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.
- The girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater.
- I'm a slow but fastidious eater
- Ice cream tastes good to the eater, and has the added advantage of providing a little chill of excitement
Derived terms
* ant-eater * bean-eater * bee-eater * binge eater * crow eater * fire eater * lotus eater * man-eater * sin eater * smoke eaterSee also
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* English agent nounseatable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The contents of the pan began to boil, and he turned to plunge his hand into the bowl; I conjectured that this preparation was probably for our supper, and, being hungry, I resolved it should be eatable ;
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- When the seeds are larger, softer, and more eatable , they are protected by an excessively hard and stony covering, as in the plum and peach tribe ; or they are enclosed in a tough horny core, as with crabs and apples.
- Their diet includes practically everything eatable they can capture or kill.