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grass-eaters

grass-eaters is the plural of grass-eater.

Meaning of grass-eater

Noun (1)

grass-eater (plural grass-eaters)

  1. An organism notable for eating grass
    1. A fish of species Distichodus rostratus or Distichodus engycephalus, of Africa
  2. (figuratively) A police officer who accepts offered bribes but does not actively seek them out.
    • But why do police become grass-eaters at all, if they lack the greed and contempt fo decency necessary to become meat-eaters?2002, Edwin J. Delattre, Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing, American Enterprise Institute, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 79

Noun (2)

grass-eater (plural grass-eaters)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A celibate man, especially a Japanese man, who eschews dating and sexual relationships.
    • That is what the modern men of Japan have done, these grass-eaters.2011 March 17, Paul Mceuen, Spiral, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    herbivore man

Questions about grass-eaters

What is grass-eaters the plural of?
Grass-eaters is the plural of grass-eater.

Words near grass-eaters in the dictionary

  1. grass-comber
  2. grass-combers
  3. grass-dart
  4. grass-darts
  5. grass-eater
  6. grass-eaters
  7. grass-fed
  8. grass-green
  9. grass-greens
  10. grass-grown
  11. grass-pea

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