Synonyms of carnivores

carnivores

noun

plural of carnivore

as in omnivores

an animal that eats meat; a meat eater

—sometimes used humorously to refer to people who eat meat

Many of my friends are vegetarians, but I'm a carnivore.

Related Words

• omnivores
• animals
• insectivores
• creatures
• critters
• beasties
• brutes
• varmints
• vermin
• quadrupeds
• vertebrates
• bipeds
• invertebrates
• beasts
• pets
• blasties
• domestic animals
• ferals
• livestocks
• stocks

Dissimilar Words

• herbivores
• vegetarians
• vegans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carnivores

Grain-free Cats are carnivores and don’t need grains in their diets. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Native Asters Some fireflies are carnivores, but most are pollinators that feed on the nectar and pollen of native plants. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Chef Angie Mar made the Beatrice Inn a meat Mecca for downtown NYC carnivores. — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The rare baby boy was born Sunday after seven hours of labor and is doing well, said Matthey Lenyo, the zoo’s curator of primates and carnivores. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026

Nagatitan would have lived with smaller plant-eating dinosaurs, including iguanodontians, some cousins of the Triceratops called ceratopsians, as well as large carnivores, and flying pterosaurs. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 May 2026

Manure from animals that don’t consume meat (rabbits, cows, horses) is fine, but do not use waste from carnivores. — Jessica Damiano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Spiral Diner serves vegan comfort food that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026