Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opportunivore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: op-por-tu-ni-vore
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who subsists on still-edible food that has been or was going to be discarded.

noun

One who will generally eat whatever is available, having a diet that excludes few foods.

noun

A person who actively seeks or takes advantage of opportunities.

Example Sentences

"An estimated $75 billion worth of food is thrown out yearly in America, and it doesn’t take a great leap of logic to connect the desire to live sustainably with the almost limitless supply of free food that overflows the nation’s dumpsters. Thus the opportunivore can forage either overtly or covertly, by asking up front or diving out back."
"Their secret? Like us, they [coyotes] survive by adapting: they’re opportunivores, feeding on everything from insects to garbage to deer; […]"
"Those were heady times for a young, omnivorous reporter: I handled everything from stakeouts to regional front-page features, writing on topics from nuclear power to heroin addiction. I call myself an "opportunivore" because I’m still drawn to a wide range of stories."

Etymology

From opportunity + -vore.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: opportunity

Inflected Forms

opportunivores (plural)

Synonyms

freegan flexitarian omnivore opportunist

Questions

What does opportunivore mean?: A person who subsists on still-edible food that has been or was going to be discarded.
Where does opportunivore come from?: From opportunity + -vore.

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