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Synonyms of pig

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Another word for pig is suid. Other synonyms of pig are hog, swine, animal, big back and cormorant.

Synonyms and similar words for pig

nounAny of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout...

  • hogA greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
  • suidAny of the family Suidae: a pig or a taxonomically related animal.
  • swineA contemptible person, particularly one imbued with negative piglike characteristics, a greedy, lazy, dirty, and/or...

nounSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

  • animalA person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • big backAn obese person, or someone with gluttonous eating habits.
  • cormorantA voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
  • dogSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • epicureA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
  • gannet
  • glutton
  • gorger
  • gourmand
  • gormandizerA person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
  • greedygutsAn excessive eater, glutton, gourmand.
  • Homer SimpsonA person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.
  • helluoA glutton, a gormandizer.
  • 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.

nounAn obese person.

nounA police officer.

Meaning of pig

  1. noun Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
  2. noun A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).
  3. noun The edible meat of such an animal; pork.

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Questions about synonyms of pig

What is another word for pig?
Pig has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as suid, hog, swine, animal, big back, cormorant, dog and epicure.
What does pig mean?
Pig means any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.

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