Meanings
plural localvores
- alternativeAlternative form of locavore (“one who eats only locally-grown foods”).
1 more example
2007, Rebecca Kneale Gould, "Binding Life to Values", in Jonathan Isham and Sissel A. Waage (eds.), Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement, Island Press, →ISBN, page 123, The idea of eco-kosher both draws on and contributes to organic, slow food, and “localvore” movements, but it grounds these ideas in an ancient tradition that has always understood eating to be a sacred act that must support the principles of the flourishing of life and the establishment of justice.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishlocal
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
- Proto-Italic*worā
- Latinvorō
- Englishlocalvore
Cite this entry
localvore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localvore
“localvore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localvore. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “localvore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localvore.
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