An animal that browses; a grazing animal, especially one that feeds on leaves, shrubs, and branches rather than grass.
From browse (to feed on leaves and plants) plus -er suffix meaning 'one who does.' Browse itself comes from Old French broust meaning 'to sprout' or 'shoots.'
Biologists distinguish between grazers (grass-eaters) and browers (leaf-eaters), and this simple -er word captures exactly what separates a giraffe or deer from a sheep—it's a perfect example of suffix efficiency.
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