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useless eater

The English word “useless eater” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. In the ideology of Nazi Germany, a person with a serious medical problem or disability, seen as requiring assistance from society but offering nothing in return.

Etymology

Calque of German unnützer Esser.

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