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vegetarian Definition

veg·etar·ian (vej′ə terē 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

  1. of vegetarians or vegetarianism
  2. 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.

—Melchett, Peter Robert Henry Mond, Baron