Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locavore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
lo-ca-vore
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tries to eat only locally grown foods.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From loca(l) + -vore. Coined by Jen Maiser, Jessica Prentice, Sage Van Wing, and DeDe Sampson, co-founders of the “Locavores” web site in 2005.

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Derived Forms

Synonyms

Antonyms

distavore

Questions

What does locavore mean?
One who tries to eat only locally grown foods.
Where does locavore come from?
From loca(l) + -vore. Coined by Jen Maiser, Jessica Prentice, Sage Van Wing, and DeDe Sampson, co-founders of the “Locavores” web site in 2005.

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