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Foodie vs Eater - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between foodie and eater

is that foodie is (slang) a person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet while eater is agent noun of eat; one who eats.

foodie

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia foodie)
  • (slang) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
  • :We self-professed foodies liked to meet in restaurants and talk like experts about what we were eating.
  • Derived terms

    * foodie-ism

    Synonyms

    * (person who appreciates good food) chowhound, gastronaut, gourmand

    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