Did you perchance mean one of these? locator, locators
Etymologies
- From loca- by analogy with local, location, locomotive, locus, and so on, and -vore by analogy with carnivore, herbivore, and so on. Coined by Jen Maiser, Jessica Prentice, Sage Van Wing, and DeDe Sampson, co-founders of the “Locavores” Web site. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And now, he's a farm-to-table guy, just like Chopra who uttered the word locavore last night, like a prayer.”
The Huffington Post: Rozanne Gold: Chopra and Vongerichten Talk Food
“Around here, where "fine dining" often means two kinds of vinegar for your chips, guffaws greet the term "locavore.”
“But in the heart of Appalachia, where there isn't a critical mass of suppliers or customers for whom the term "locavore" rolls naturally off the tongue, the restaurant remains something of a curiosity.”
“Jessica Prentice coined the term locavore for World Environment Day in 2005 to promote local eating, and local consumption in general.”
“Both restaurants are owned by Thomas Salamunovich, a chef who might have been the first person to use the term locavore within the county.”
“Something that inspires the diner to use the word "locavore" in a sentence.”
The Huffington Post: Anna Brones: Formulating the Foolproof Foodie Menu
“That’s why I like the term locavore–it represents for me at least the conscious choices I make to support local farmers and an occasional splurge on locally-sourced meat/fish, honey, dairy, etc.”
“Anyone who cares about where her food comes from has bitten the proverbial apple: a passionate locavore is responsible for developing a greater knowledge of the food system, even (perhaps especially) when the answers are complex and intimidating.”
The Huffington Post: Isabel Cowles: Just Food ... and a Few Hard Truths
“Agger's closing point that I somehow hold common cause with the urban lefties because I may meet one of the definitions of locavore is laughable.”
“Ten years ago in the United States, the word locavore didn't exist in our vocabulary.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘locavore’.
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eaters (and eating)
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Mat8iou's interesting words
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Exotic Tastes
Interesting words related to food, ingredients, dishes, cookery, cuisines and so on. Exotic in this case is entirely subjective, with funkelberries on top.
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Words that foodies use
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stereogab's Words
rooibos, shimmery, transparency, squelch, twitter, mesmerize, oops, psychedelic, syd, crowdsourcing, locavore, frond
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trendy words and phrases
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applebone's Words
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No thanks, I'm on a diet
Interesting/noteworthy food intake regimens.
locavore, proxivore, opportunivore, freegan, vegan, vegetarian, fruitarian, kosher, halal, okinawa, south beach, atkins and 11 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for locavore.
iseff A locavore is someone who attempts to eat all or mostly locally grown food. Jul 4, 2009
BrainyBabe I have heard proxitarian, on a par with vegetarian (a human who exercises choice over what to eat) rather than with carnivore (an animal which doesn't). Dec 25, 2008
bilby Interesting concept, I might try it for a week just to see how batty it makes me and so that I appreciate pappadums all the more.
What would be the antonym? Globivore - those of us devouring the world's resources by eating products from all over it? Nov 22, 2007
reesetee Ha! That always makes me think of those who are "without child"--as though they somehow deliberately lost them along the way.
Much as I'd love to be a locavore, I love coffee and chocolate and...well, other stuff...too much. At least I buy fair-trade, shade-grown, organic coffee (a mouthful in itself). Think that helps?
Sionnach: I agree. This is not a likeable word. Nov 13, 2007
kad Nope, I'm a kiwi-eating, darjeeling-swilling eater of world foods. To me, coffee is the #1 reason not to be a locavore, with greek olives a close second. But because I am with child* I have given it up for the time being.
*Actually had a doctor refer to me as such. I nearly peed my pants trying not to laugh. Nov 13, 2007
sionnach I dislike this word. Nov 13, 2007
reesetee Aha! So you're one of them! ;-) Nov 13, 2007
kad I've also heard locatarian as a way to describe the valiant few among us on the east coast who can forgo coffee. Nov 12, 2007
mollusque I've heard of a placeholder, but not a "place-eater". I like the concept (eating things grown locally), but "proxivore" might have been a better word for it. Nov 12, 2007
briennez 2007 Word of the Year Nov 12, 2007