vegetarianist
vegetarianist noun: a proponent of vegetarianism.
Noun
vegetarianist (plural vegetarianists)
- A proponent of vegetarianism.
- As “there is never smoke without fire,” so do we see there is some truth in the view of vegetarianists.1873, Henry Lawson, “Chapter V”, in A Manual of Popular Physiology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Science of Life in Untechnical Language, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, page 24
- The Atlanteans are handsome long-lived vegetarianists and eugenists whose society is a utopian communism without money, officials chosen by competitive examination, and careers assigned by a committee of personnel experts.1954, L. Sprague de Camp, Lost Continents: The Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature, Gnome Press, page 263
Adjective
vegetarianist (comparative more vegetarianist, superlative most vegetarianist)
- Pertaining to vegetarianism.
- And he was quite vegetarianist until the age of twenty-one.1967, Harold Sherman, “Wonder” Healers of the Philippines, DeVorss & Co., page 237
- Early in the century a vegetarianist postcard—featuring a woodcut of Hans Olde’s famous portrait of Nietzsche—carried an apocryphal quote from Nietzsche: “I believe that the vegetarian with his prescription to eat less and more simply, has been more beneficial than all the new moral systems...1992, Steven E. Aschheim, “Chapter IV. Nietzscheanism Institutionalized”, in The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany: 1890-1990, University of California Press, published 1994, →ISBN, pages 112–113
Examples of vegetarianist in a sentence
- For every vegetarianist who attributes his healthy old age to his diet, we have seen an even older person who gives credit to something else, perhaps the fact that he eats beef every day.1956, Benjamin F. Miller, The Complete Medical Guide, Simon and Schuster, page 37:
- Cousins also reminded vegetarianists that: ‘The suffrage movements are more closely connected with the Food Reform movement than the enthusiasts of either are usually aware of.’2007, Catherine Candy, “Chapter Nine: Untouchability, Vegetarianism and the Suffragist Ideology of Margaret Cousins”, in Louise Ryan...
Forms of vegetarianist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | vegetarianists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more vegetarianist |
| superlative | most vegetarianist |
Origin of vegetarianist
From vegetarian + -ist.
Questions about vegetarianist
- What does vegetarianist mean?
- Vegetarianist means a proponent of vegetarianism.
- How do you use vegetarianist in a sentence?
- For every vegetarianist who attributes his healthy old age to his diet, we have seen an even older person who gives credit to something else, perhaps the fact that he eats beef every day.
- What part of speech is vegetarianist?
- Vegetarianist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of vegetarianist?
- The plural of vegetarianist is vegetarianists.
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