Vegetarian reads American ?/?vedteri?n/; English ?/?vedte?ri?n/.

As a noun, it means vegetarian; herbivore.

As an adjective, it means vegetarian; vegetarian.

Root mnemonic:

Analysis:

veget? plant + arian? form a noun,...a person of ism -> (eating) plants People->vegetarian.

Association:

humanitarian?n. Humanitarian; philanthropist adj. Humanitarian.

librarian?n. librarian.

vegetable?n. Vegetable; lazy person; vegetative adj. Plant.

vegetation?n. Plant; dull and monotonous life.

Sentences:

1. Rhinos are?vegetarians.

Rhinos are herbivores.

2. My children and I are vegetarians.

My children and I are vegetarians.

3. A vegetarian restaurant opened across the street.

A vegetarian restaurant opened across the street.

4. We are?vegetarians, We never eat meat.

We are vegetarians, we never eat meat.