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bloater

bloater noun: a salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.

bloater: a salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel
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Noun (1)

bloater (plural bloaters)

  1. (UK) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
  2. (Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).
    Synonyms:
    kieye, wanker

Noun (2)

bloater (plural bloaters)

  1. (UK, slang) a fat person
  2. (UK, slang) a greedy person

Synonyms of bloater

Forms of bloater

pluralbloaters

Origin of bloater

From bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation.

From bloat + -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance.

Words formed from bloater

Questions about bloater

What does bloater mean?
Bloater means a salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
What part of speech is bloater?
Bloater is a noun.
What is the plural of bloater?
The plural of bloater is bloaters.

Words near bloater in the dictionary

  1. bloatable
  2. bloatation
  3. bloated
  4. bloatedly
  5. bloatedness
  6. bloater
  7. bloater paste
  8. bloaters
  9. bloatier
  10. bloatiest
  11. bloatiness

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