Meaning

2 senses
  1. A 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

  2. An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.

Examples

283 sentences
  1. Can you recommend any vegetarian dishes?

    Можете мені порадити якісь вегетеріанські страви? — lingvokrolik

  2. 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

  3. I know that you're a vegetarian.

    Я знаю, що ти вегетаріанець. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что ты вегетарианец. — marafon

  4. Nobody cares why Tom is a vegetarian.

    Всім байдуже, чому Том вегетаріанець. — deniko

    deNiemanden interessiert es, warum Tom Vegetarier ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Did you know Tom was a vegetarian?

    Ти знав, що Том вегетаріанець? — deniko

    ruТы знал, что Том вегетарианец? — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who does not eat any animal flesh:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who does not eat any animal flesh:
plant-eating animal:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person who does not eat any animal flesh:
plant-eating animal:

Origin

From vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian So

From vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847.

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