hearty eater
noun
: one with a strong interest in and desire to eat well
All of the children are hearty eaters.
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Each pouch has two servings, so there’s plenty for a hearty eater if there’s no need to split the pouch between family members.
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Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
Calling him back to the safety of his former personality: a hearty eater, perhaps a heartbroken sublimator.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
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Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
Calling him back to the safety of his former personality: a hearty eater, perhaps a heartbroken sublimator.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
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“Hearty eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearty%20eater. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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