英和和英

名詞

grass-eater (複数形 grass-eaters)

1. An organism notable for eating grass
   1. A fish of species Distichodus rostratus or Distichodus engycephalus, of Africa
2. (figuratively) A police officer who accepts offered bribes but does not actively seek them out.

   Alternative form: grasseater

   Coordinate term: meat-eater

   • 2002, Edwin J. Delattre, Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing‎^[1], American Enterprise Institute, →ISBN, LCCN 2002016453, OCLC 1148207295, page 79:

     But why do police become grass-eaters at all, if they lack the greed and contempt fo decency necessary to become meat-eaters?

   • 2012, Lee P. Brown, Policing in the 21st Century: Community Policing‎^[2], AuthorHouse, →ISBN, OCLC 823380831, page 50:

     It was the grass-eaters, the commission found, that made corruption respectable within the organization, encouraging a code of silence among officers.

   • 2016 September 13, Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Anna E. Kosloski, Exploring Criminal Justice‎^[3], Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, LCCN 2016022404, OCLC 1201411022, page 113:

     Grass-eaters constituted the majority of police officers who were corrupt; meat-eaters were rare. But meat-eaters are more dangerous. They aggressively misuse their police powers for personal gain.

語源 2

Calque of Japanese 草食系男子 (sōshokukei danshi, “herbivorous/grass-eating male”).

名詞

grass-eater (複数形 grass-eaters)

1. (derogatory, slang) A celibate man, especially a Japanese man, who eschews dating and sexual relationships.

   Synonym: herbivore man

   • 2011 March 17, Paul Mceuen, Spiral‎^[4], Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     That is what the modern men of Japan have done, these grass-eaters.

   • 2016 July 1, Genaro Castro-Vazquez, Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan (Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series)‎^[5], Routledge, →ISBN, page 62:

     The grass-eaters fail to maintain a 'manly' appearance, snared instead by the world of cosmetics and fashion which makes them look soft, 'fragile and girlie' ( […] ).

   • 2016 November 14, Kittredge Cherry, Womansword: What Japanese Words Say About Women‎^[6], Stone Bridge Press, →ISBN, OCLC 1036915693:

     She dubbed them “herbivore men” (shoshoku danshi) in a 2006 article, and the phrase caught on as the nation took note of the gentle grass-eaters. Their lesser-known counterparts are the “carnivore women” (nikushoku joshi) who take the initiative in life and love.

発音

名詞

grasseater (複数形 grasseaters)

1. (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person, especially an Irishman.
   • 2002, Jan Pottker, Janet and Jackie: The Story of a Mother and Her Daughter‎^[1], page 12:

     When the "green mouths," as the impoverished Irish grasseaters were dubbed, entered the United States, they brought cholera, consumption, and typhus with them.

2. (slang) Alternative spelling of grass-eater (type of police officer)
3. A herbivore or similar grazing animal.
   • 2010, Anwar A Abdullah, East West - Sword and Word‎^[2], page 289:

     And most of those grasseaters like horses, ox, camels, and llamas had shown early appearance on earth and since its early Cainozoic.

4. (derogatory) A vegetarian or vegan.
   • 2009, Robert I. C. Fisher, Fodor's Switzerland‎^[3], page 51:

     Founded in 1898, when vegetarians were regarded as “grasseaters,” this restaurant has more than proved its staying power.

参照

• American slang