Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An animal that grazes, or feeds on growing herbage.
  • noun plural Same as Boskoi.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One that grazes; a creature which feeds on growing grass or herbage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An animal that grazes.
  • noun A television viewer with a short attention span who switches between channels regularly.

Etymologies

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graze +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Here's some info: codegrazer@ubuntu: ~$ lsmod | grep gspca gspca_spca561 9372 0 gspca_main 22812 1 gspca_spca561 videodev 36736 1 gspca_main codegrazer@ubuntu: ~$ lsusb

    LinuxQuestions.org codegrazer 2009

  • Hate to say this but I'm what's known as a grazer (don't eat all the time but love to much on something all the time) and my MiniMed helps me keep control lots better and lets me much a little more that the constant shots did.

    Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes 2010

  • Among fossil horses, especially, it has been found that some species once given the "grazer" label had more mixed diets or did not restrict their feeding to grasslands, and this enhanced resolution has often been achieved by looking at the microscopic scratch and wear patterns on teeth.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Also, we have pictures galore and will be posting others as I find a moment or two, which is few and far between, as Binary Boy is a "grazer" and nurses often and in little amounts.

    Binary Blonde Binary Blonde 2008

  • A "grazer" is usually wild-eyed and clad in rumpled pajamas as he forages from cabinet to cabinet, perhaps swiping his forefinger through the peanut butter jar and then the honey jar before dipping it into a bag of coconut or miniature marshmallows.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2 1983

  • Nowadays, if I did, all I'd see is chops, tenderloin backstraps, sausage and burgers whenever I came across a "grazer."

    Deer Jumps Into Lion Pen at DC Zoo 2009

  • Nowadays, if I did, all I'd see is chops, tenderloin backstraps, sausage and burgers whenever I came across a "grazer."

    Deer Jumps Into Lion Pen at DC Zoo 2009

  • Since attempted wrestles with Ray Adams had been more about restraining the hands of a deliberate tit-grazer than pure athletic sparring, she smiled at Mr.

    Good Country. People. Heather Fowler 2011

  • For a grazer like me who would prefer nibbling tapas over wolfing three squares, I totally get the desire to eat throughout the day.

    Wendy Sachs: Snack Food Nation: How Kids Are Conditioned to Snack Wendy Sachs 2010

  • For a grazer like me who would prefer nibbling tapas over wolfing three squares, I totally get the desire to eat throughout the day.

    Wendy Sachs: Snack Food Nation: How Kids Are Conditioned to Snack Wendy Sachs 2010

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  • An animal that eats short vegetation such as grasses and herbs. Compare browser.

    August 31, 2008