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The Difference Between Vegetarian, Vegan, and Other Diets
The word vegetarian sprouted up in 1839. Fruitarian ("a person who lives on fruit") ripened by 1893. In 1944, vegetarians who consume no animal or dairy products began calling themselves vegans. Then, in 1993, those who eat fish but no other meat chose pesce, the Italian word for "fish," to create the designation pescatarian. In that same year, meatatarian was served up as a word for those whose diet largely includes meat; that word is rare, however, and is usually used in informal and humorous ways, making it the type of fare not included in our dictionaries. Another fairly recent dietary word is flexitarian, a person who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eats meat or fish.
Examples of vegan in a Sentence
Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
Polio doesn’t care if your diet is organic and vegan.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Try a cucumber smash ($7 on Happy Hour) with the vegan queso or cochinita nachos.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Laing founded Candy Kittens, the premium vegan sweets brand, with his business partner Ed Williams 15 years ago.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 June 2026
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“Vegan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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