eater

eat +‎ -er

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈiːtɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːtə/
• Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)

eater (plural eaters)

1. One who eats.
2. An eating apple.
   • 2004, Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain, page 94:

     For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.

3. One who performs fellatio or cunnilingus.
   • 2001, Cool Sexy Guy, Story: Cheerleading Camp Group: alt.sex

     The girls were having lots of fun rolling around on the bed, though Kacie was a much better fingerer and occasional eater.

   • 1987, Baird Jones, Sexual humor - Page 309

     I'm a slow but fastidious eater

   • 1997, James White, The Best Sex of Your Life - Page 166

     Ice cream tastes good to the eater, and has the added advantage of providing a little chill of excitement […]

4. (cellular automata) A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.

• trencherman

• areet, arete, arête, ratee, teare