locavore

noun

lo·​ca·​vore ˈlō-kə-ˌvȯr How to pronounce locavore (audio)
: one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible

Examples of locavore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And with 75 percent of the resort’s produce, meat, and fish sourced from local farmers and purveyors, and an on-property oyster farm, the resort’s restaurants are keeping money on the island and closing the locavore loop. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024 Seasonal, locavore dining is a way of life on Vancouver Island, with restaurants and locals alike using wild-grown, foraged, and caught ingredients from the land and sea for fresh, healthy, nutritious island-to-table dining. Zoe Baillargeon, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023 Use your time efficiently by combining a two-hour cruise on the Seine with a fine-dining experience aboard the Ducasse Sur Seine, chef Alain Ducasse's electric boat that doubles as a locavore restaurant. Harriet Baskas, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023 Consider the category-defying locavore spirit Late Embers Smoked Sunchokes + Honey, by Matchbook Distilling in Greenport, N.Y. Kara Newman, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023 The rich, volcanic soil of Mount Hood make the Hood River Valley a paradise for farmers and locavores, too. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023 After a bit of pampering, go for a four-course locavore dinner at the Red Fox Inn's tavern, set in a 1728 stone building with period furnishings. Alison Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023 Lummi Island, Washington Nature enthusiasts and locavores love this nine-square-mile oasis full of working farms and verdant fields on Puget Sound. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023 Now, though, he’s been heartened by people interested in foraging and the locavore movement starting to embrace invasive plants and animals as well. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

local + -vore (as in carnivore)

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of locavore was in 2005

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Cite this Entry

“Locavore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locavore. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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