vegetarian

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ UK /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #8013

Meanings

1

noun
A person who does not eat meat or fish.

My sister became a vegetarian when she was sixteen.
2

adj
Not containing meat or fish, or eating no meat or fish.

The cafe has a good range of vegetarian meals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · not containing meat or... plant-based

Word family

Forms vegetarians

Derived forms antivegetariandemi-vegetarianeggetarianfishetariankangatarianlactarianlacto-ovo-vegetarianlactovegetarianmeatatariannonvegetarianovolactovegetarianovovegetarian

Related forms fruitariannutarianpescetarianvagitarianvegan

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Phrases (1)

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strict vegetarian
a person who consistently follows a diet excluding meat and fish

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society. (Alternatively, it may derive from vegetus + -arian.)

Topics

People & Society

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# vegetarian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 8013

## Meanings
1. A person who does not eat meat or fish.
2. Not containing meat or fish, or eating no meat or fish.

## Examples
- My sister became a vegetarian when she was sixteen.
- The cafe has a good range of vegetarian meals.

## Derived Forms
- antivegetarian
- demi-vegetarian
- eggetarian
- fishetarian
- kangatarian
- lactarian
- lacto-ovo-vegetarian
- lactovegetarian
- meatatarian
- nonvegetarian
- ovolactovegetarian
- ovovegetarian

## Related Forms
- fruitarian
- nutarian
- pescetarian
- vagitarian
- vegan

## Etymology
From vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society. (Alternatively, it may derive from vegetus + -arian.)

## AI Etymology
Vegetarian is from vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society. (Alternatively, it may derive from vegetus + -arian.) In present-day use, it can mean a person who does not eat meat or fish, or not containing meat or fish, or eating no meat or fish. Derived formations include antivegetarian, demi-vegetarian, eggetarian, fishetarian, kangatarian, lactarian, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, lactovegetarian.

## Topics
- People & Society

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