vegetarian
vegetarian
Definition
veg·etar·ian (vej′ə ter′ē ən)
noun
a person who eats no meat, and sometimes no animal products (as milk or eggs); esp., one who advocates a diet of only vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts as the proper one for all people for reasons of health or because of principles opposing the killing of animals
Etymology: veget(able) + -arian
adjective
- of vegetarians or vegetarianism
- consisting only of vegetables, fruits, etc.
vegetarian
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: There are lots of reasons why people decide to become vegetarians or vegans: They love animals.
- indicate: Food: please indicate vegetarian and any other dietary requirements on the booking form below.
- go: Now, I say to my Dad, " why didn't you make us go vegetarian!
- turn: Daily Express If she was broccoli, I'd turn vegetarian.
- eat: If everyone ate a vegetarian, or better still, a vegan diet there would be enough food for everyone.
Adjective modifier
- strict: Strict vegetarians are more likely to have a high H score than meat eaters.
- committed: Fortunately, Anneka is also a committed vegetarian, ardent Viva!
- lifelong: It is a gripping yarn but I was struck by the irony of a lifelong vegetarian like myself reading such a book.
- pure: The Vegetarian Thing Everything sold and used in the bar is pure vegetarian ( vegan ).
- e.g.: If you have any special dietary requirements ( e.g. vegetarian ), please mention this when registering.
- healthy: Blue's Duncan James tells all Six steps to more energy Be a healthy vegetarian Should my baby be vegetarian too?
Modifies a noun
- diet: Dogs can survive happily on an almost vegetarian diet which would make your cat very ill.
- dish: A great choice of dishes which include vegetarian dishes.
- rennet: Devon Blue is made using unpasteurised milk using vegetarian rennet.
- sausage: Quorn products; vegetarian sausages; non-meat slices etc.
- lasagna: Cheryl is the chef, and her specials include Coronation chicken, salmon pie, lamb tagine, vegetarian lasagna and Chinese sweet-and-sour pork.
- meal: Any late request will be supplied with a vegetarian meal.
Modifying Another Word
- exclusively: Jo and John Carpenter are commited vegetarians and have run Plas Madoc as Llandudno's only exclusively vegetarian guest house.
- purely: It is a place where I can eat with no worries because I know it is purely vegetarian, purely alcohol and smoke free.
- mostly: So I end up cooking mostly vegetarian stuff... Most of my cooking is done by " instinct " .
vegetarian Quotes
The menu could not guarantee GM-free food but I ate vegetarian shepherd's pie.
Browse dictionary entries near vegetarian
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- vegetable oil
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- vegetable ivory
- vegetable butter
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