/ ˌvedʒəˈteəriən; NAmE -ˈter-/ (also BrE informal veg·gie ) noun
a person who does not eat meat or fish :
Is she a vegetarian?
—compare fruitarian , herbivore
► vege·tar·ian adjective :
Are you vegetarian?
a vegetarian diet (= with no meat or fish in it)
a vegetarian restaurant (= that serves no meat or fish)
► vege·tar·ian·ism / -ɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: formed irregularly from vegetable + -arian .