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eater

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noun/ˈiː.tɚ//ˈiː.ɾɚ//ˈiː.tə/
  1. 1

    A person or animal who eats.

    • a very fussy eater
    • 2001, Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex The girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater.
  2. 2

    A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.

    • The bass is a fine eater.
    • For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.
  3. 3

    A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.

    • But there are many queen bee configurations in which the debris is neutralized, including placement of a block or eater near the bee's turnaround point, or placing two queen bees in a line or at right angles in various positions and phases.
    • The eater can also destroy a snail, but changes its phase while doing so.

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