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quarter-eater

quarter-eater noun: a coin-operated arcade game.

Noun

quarter-eater (plural quarter-eaters)

  1. (US, informal) A coin-operated arcade game.
    Synonyms:
    coin-op

Synonyms of quarter-eater

Forms of quarter-eater

pluralquarter-eaters

Origin of quarter-eater

From quarter (“25-cent coin”); the machine would be repeatedly "fed" with these coins to continue a game.

Questions about quarter-eater

What does quarter-eater mean?
Quarter-eater means a coin-operated arcade game.
What part of speech is quarter-eater?
Quarter-eater is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter-eater?
The plural of quarter-eater is quarter-eaters.

Words near quarter-eater in the dictionary

  1. quarter-days
  2. quarter-deck
  3. quarter-decks
  4. quarter-eagle
  5. quarter-eagles
  6. quarter-eater
  7. quarter-eaters
  8. quarter-evil
  9. quarter-final
  10. quarter-finalist
  11. quarter-finalists

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