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Definition of Eaters
1. eater [n] - See also: eater
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eaters
Literary usage of Eaters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1853)
"The arsenic-eaters swallow this dangerous poison for two objects. The first is,
in order to get a certain fresh complexion and a certain degree of ..."
2. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"There were, among these, certain ones who called themselves man- eaters and
claimed to be descendants of the same coyote or ..."
3. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington (1854)
"THE FIRE-eaters. Passion for Duelling In Ireland—Ancient Duel before the Judges
and Law Authorities, &.c., &c. at the Castle of Dublin—List of Official and ..."
4. A Primer of English Verse: Chiefly in Its æsthetic and Organic Character by Hiram Corson (1892)
"And round about the keel with faces pale, Dark faces pale against that rosy flame,
The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters came. The many examples which have ..."
5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"There are, however, two in the rollers, the king-fishers, and the bee-eaters,
and none in the martinets and the colibris. Our first division shall be ..."
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