vegetarian/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/EtymologyFrom vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847.adjOf or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).“Must we not put to death blackbirds and thrushes because they feed on worms, or (if capital punishment offends our humanitarianism) starve them slowly by permanent captivity and vegetarian diet?”Without meat.Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.“Is there such a thing as a good tasting vegetarian hot dog? Cuz every one I've tried tasted like smelted tire.”That does not eat meat.“I have a vegetarian brother”nounA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.“"The sight and smell of raw meat are especially odious to me, and I have often thought that if I had had to be my own cook, I should inevitably become a vegetarian, probably, indeed, return entirely to my green and salad days."”An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.