Ichthyophagist

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person whose diet consists primarily or exclusively of fish and other aquatic animals
2. Someone who practices eating fish as their main source of nourishment or dietary preference
3. An individual who feeds on fish as a regular or principal component of their food intake

Etymology: "Ichthyophagist" is a person who eats fish, built from Greek roots and a common English suffix. Its base is "ichthyophagous," meaning fish-eating, which joins the Greek "ichthys," meaning fish, and "phagos," meaning eating or eater. The Greek "ichthys" is also the root of the modern English "ichthyology," the study of fish. The ending "-ist" comes from Greek "-istes," used to name a person who practises or follows something, and in English it turns an adjective-based idea into a person-noun. So the word follows the same pattern as "vegetarian" in describing someone by what they consume, though it is far less common. The "-ist" form is what makes the word name the eater rather than describe the diet itself.

Synonyms: fish-eater