Verb and noun in plural

Asked Jul 13 '23 at 05:52

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What do I call people who eat donuts?

donuts eaters
or
donut eaters

edited Jul 13 '23 at 05:55

KillingTime

asked Jul 13 '23 at 05:52

Israel Unterman

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There are exceptions (eg singles bar; systems analyst; travellers cheque; dogs home; working mens club [yes, usually without apostrophes]), but most nouns when used attributively are in the singular form. This 'rule' is not inviolate; a minority of examples of 'donuts eaters' can be found on the internet. – Edwin Ashworth Jul 13 '23 at 11:02
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Nobody says I eat cornflake, but there are far more written instances of singular [cornflake* eaters](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=%22cornflake+eaters%22) in Google Books than there are of plural [cornflakes eaters*.](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=%22cornflakes+eaters%22) – FumbleFingers Jul 13 '23 at 11:30
Thank you for your comments! – Israel Unterman Jul 14 '23 at 06:12

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