eater

eater
noun
ADJECTIVE
fish, fruit, meat, plant

The bats live in the tropics and are fruit eaters.

I am a meat eater but I am also an animal lover.

big, good, hearty (esp. BrE), voracious

All my children are big eaters.

finicky (AmE), fussy, picky

He eats anything—he's not a fussy eater.

healthy
binge, compulsive
messy

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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