Plural of eater
regular plural
The plural of eater is eaters.
Forms of eater
| Singular | eater /ˈiː.tɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | eaters |
| Countable | countable |
Eaters in a sentence
- Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed.1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, pages 3, 5
- For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.2004, Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain, page 94
- The last few weeks have been full of time eaters.From the entry time eaters
- The most abundant were fifteen-centimetre-long nocturnal eaters of insects and fruit known as adapisoriculids.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 52. From the entry adapisoriculid
- Deviled crabs are the only nonbarbecue item, and a vegetable plate is served for nonmeat eaters.2011, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's Portable Savannah, page 65. From the entry nonmeat
Meaning of eater
- noun A person or animal who eats.
- noun A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
- noun A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.
Questions about the plural of eater
- What is the plural of eater?
- The plural of eater is eaters.
- Is eater countable?
- Eater is a countable noun.
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