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reducetarian

reducetarian noun: a person who for ethical reasons attempts to reduce the amount of meat in their diet.

Noun

reducetarian (plural reducetarians)

  1. A person who for ethical reasons attempts to reduce the amount of meat in their diet.
    • Reformists and reducetarians claim that “abolitionists” are asking for too much and certainly asking for it too soon, that “baby steps” are necessary incremental steps, and the alleged abolitionist “all-or-nothing” approach is unworkable and off-putting to the very people the movement is trying to...2017, David Nibert, Animal Oppression and Capitalism, page 306

Forms of reducetarian

pluralreducetarians

Origin of reducetarian

Blend of reduce + vegetarian.

Words formed from reducetarian

Questions about reducetarian

What does reducetarian mean?
Reducetarian means a person who for ethical reasons attempts to reduce the amount of meat in their diet.
What part of speech is reducetarian?
Reducetarian is a noun.
What is the plural of reducetarian?
The plural of reducetarian is reducetarians.

Words near reducetarian in the dictionary

  1. reducer
  2. reducers
  3. reduces
  4. reduces someone to tears
  5. reducest
  6. reducetarian
  7. reducetarianism
  8. reducetarians
  9. reduceth
  10. reducibilities
  11. reducibility

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