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di·et 1

 (dī′ĭt)
n.
1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal.
2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss.
3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry.
2.
a. Having fewer calories.
b. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute.
3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs.
v. di·et·ed, di·et·ing, di·ets
v.intr.
To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition.
v.tr.
To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
[Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, way of living, diet, from Greek diaita, back-formation from diaitāsthai, to live one's life, middle voice of diaitān, to treat.]
di′et·er n.

di·et 2

 (dī′ĭt)
n.
1. A national or local legislative assembly in certain countries, such as Japan.
2. A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire.
[Middle English diete, day's journey, day for meeting, assembly, from Medieval Latin diēta, alteration (influenced by Latin diēs, day) of Latin diaeta, daily routine; see diet1.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dieter - a person who diets
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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dieter

noun slimmer, weight watcher, calorie counter, faster, reducer Dieters can become obsessed with the number of calories in food.
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Translations

dieter

[ˈdaɪətəʳ] N → persona f que está a régimen or dieta
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dieter

[ˈdaɪətər] n (= slimmer) → personne f qui suit un régime
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