vegetarian
A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal productsA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
» Can you recommend any vegetarian dishes?
Можете мені порадити якісь вегетеріанські страви? — lingvokrolik
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2 sensesA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
Vegetarier, Vegetarierin, Pflanzenfresser
вегетариа́нецvegetariánec, вегетариа́нкаvegetariánka, травоя́дноеtravojádnoje
вегетаріа́нецьvehetariánecʹ, вегетаріа́нкаvehetariánka
eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
Examples
283 sentencesCan you recommend any vegetarian dishes?
Можете мені порадити якісь вегетеріанські страви? — lingvokrolik
Tom and Mary are both vegetarians.
Том та Мері обоє вегетаріанці. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри оба вегетарианцы. — sharptoothed
deTom und Mary sind beides Vegetarier. — Espi
I know that you're a vegetarian.
Я знаю, що ти вегетаріанець. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что ты вегетарианец. — marafon
Nobody cares why Tom is a vegetarian.
Всім байдуже, чому Том вегетаріанець. — deniko
deNiemanden interessiert es, warum Tom Vegetarier ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you know Tom was a vegetarian?
Ти знав, що Том вегетаріанець? — deniko
ruТы знал, что Том вегетарианец? — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian SoFrom vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847.
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Forms
plural: vegetarians| Singular | vegetarian |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- is a vegetarian
- become a vegetarian
- a vegetarian so
- the only vegetarian
- vegetarian dishes
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.