n · neutral
locavore
/ˈloʊkəvɔːr/LO·ca·vore
Band 7+speakingtask2
A person who prefers to eat food that is grown or produced locally.
Examples
“As a locavore, she shops at the farmers' market every weekend.”
“The locavore movement supports short supply chains and local farmers.”
“Many locavores plan meals around what is in season nearby.”
Band 8 sentence
“Committed locavores try to minimise food miles by sourcing everything from farms within a short driving distance.”
Collocations
- locavore movement
- be a locavore
Word family
locavore nlocavores n (pl)locavorism n
Common mistakes
eat local→locavore
local eater→locavore
Say it for a higher band
5local→6eat local→7+locavore
Synonyms
eat local
Easily confused
local
“I prefer to buy local produce whenever possible.”
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