Meaning of grasseater | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A white person, especially an Irishman.
   ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
2. Alternative spelling of grass-eater (type of police officer)
   alt-of, alternative, slang
3. A herbivore or similar grazing animal.
4. A vegetarian or vegan.
   derogatory

Examples

“When the "green mouths," as the impoverished Irish grasseaters were dubbed, entered the United States, they brought cholera, consumption, and typhus with them.”

“And most of those grasseaters like horses, ox, camels, and llamas had shown early appearance on earth and since its early Cainozoic.”

“Founded in 1898, when vegetarians were regarded as “grasseaters,” this restaurant has more than proved its staying power.”

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