Definitions for vegetarian

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vegetarian veg·e·tar·i·an

Spelling: [vej-i-tair-ee-uh n]

IPA: /ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən/

Vegetarian is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 608 anagrams from letters in vegetarian (aaeeginrtv).

Definitions for vegetarian

noun

1. a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.

adjective

1. of or relating to vegetarianism or vegetarians.
2. devoted to or advocating this practice.
3. consisting solely of vegetables:

Origin of vegetarian

First recorded in 1835-45; veget(able) + -arian

Examples for vegetarian

That is not the tofu you see in groceries or even the meat substitute sold in vegetarian places.

She played the guitar, stuck to a vegetarian diet, and dated around the main cast.

It is not necessary to be a vegetarian to desire a change from a meat diet.

Having taken the vow of an ascetic, for years he was a vegetarian.

The father should have been a vegetarian in a Garden City community.

Atherstone was a philosopher, a free-thinker, and a vegetarian.

"He's a vegetarian," remarked the Tiger, as the horse began to munch the clover.

In the fall of 1992, Booker became a vegetarian “as an experiment,” he said, “and I was surprised by how much my body took to it.”

Even though his undergraduate studies had led him to be a vegetarian, he decided to intern with a small pork producer.

We frequently enjoyed his Bengali vegetarian feasts while discussing different aspects of Eastern philosophy late into the night.