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Synonyms of cormorant

22 similar words

Another word for cormorant is sea crow. Other synonyms of cormorant are sea raven, corvorant, glutton, animal and big back.

Synonyms and similar words for cormorant

nounAny of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water...

nounA voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.

  • glutton
  • animalA person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • big backAn obese person, or someone with gluttonous eating habits.
  • dogSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • epicureA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
  • gannet
  • gorger
  • gourmand
  • gormandizerA person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
  • greedygutsAn excessive eater, glutton, gourmand.
  • hogA greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
  • Homer SimpsonA person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.
  • helluoA glutton, a gormandizer.
  • pigSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • slow bellyA lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.
  • trencherman
  • belly-god obsolete
  • buzgut UK, archaicA person who eats or drinks a substantial amount.
  • guttle archaic, dialectalOne who eats voraciously; a glutton.

Meaning of cormorant

  1. noun Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
  2. noun A voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
  3. adjective Voracious; aggressively greedy.

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Questions about synonyms of cormorant

What is another word for cormorant?
Cormorant has 22 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sea crow, sea raven, corvorant, glutton, animal, big back, dog and epicure.
What does cormorant mean?
Cormorant means any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

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