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Eating vs Eater - What's the difference?

eating | eater |

As nouns the difference between eating and eater

is that eating is the act of ingesting food while eater is agent noun of eat; one who eats.

As a verb eating

is .

As an adjective eating

is suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

eating

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
  • Wait! That's not an eating apple.

    Noun

    (wikipedia eating)
  • The act of ingesting food.
  • Food; cooking, cuisine.
  • I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating !
  • The act of corroding or consuming some substance.
  • Synonyms

    * (ingesting food) dining, consuming, consumption

    Anagrams

    *

    eater

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of eat; one who eats.
  • An eating apple.
  • * 2004 , Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain (page 94)
  • For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.
  • One who performs fellatio or cunnilingus.
  • * 2001 , Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex
  • The girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater.
  • * 1987 , Baird Jones, Sexual humor - Page 309
  • I'm a slow but fastidious eater
  • * 1997 , James White, The Best Sex of Your Life - Page 166
  • 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 eater

    See also

    * trencherman