toadeater

noun

toad·​eat·​er ˈtōd-ˌē-tər 

archaic

: toady

Word History

Etymology

toad + eater

Note: A toadeater was originally the attendant of a mountebank peddling quack cures and antidotes. The attendant would eat or pretend to eat a toad, deemed poisonous, to allow the mountebank to show off skill in expelling the poison.

First Known Use

circa 1572, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for toadeater

• aliter
• ammeter
• completer
• demeter
• preheater
• repeater
• saltpetre
• ureter
• amphitheater
• centimeter
• centimetre
• decimeter