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vegetarians

vegetarians is the plural of vegetarian.

Meaning of vegetarian

Noun

vegetarian (plural vegetarians)

  1. A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
    • "The sight and smell of raw meat are especially odious to me, and I have often thought that if I had had to be my own cook, I should inevitably become a vegetarian, probably, indeed, return entirely to my green and salad days."1839, Fanny Kemble, Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839, New York: Harper and Brothers, published 1863, pp. 197-198
  2. An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
    Synonyms:
    herbivore

See all 6 meanings of vegetarian

Noun capitalized: Vegetarians

Vegetarians

  1. (plural) plural of Vegetarian

Phrases with vegetarians

Questions about vegetarians

What is vegetarians the plural of?
Vegetarians is the plural of vegetarian.
What part of speech is vegetarians?
Vegetarians is a noun.

Words near vegetarians in the dictionary

  1. vegetarianized
  2. vegetarianizes
  3. vegetarianizing
  4. vegetarianly
  5. vegetarianness
  6. vegetarians
  7. vegetary
  8. vegetate
  9. vegetated
  10. vegetates
  11. vegetating

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