Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
bloater
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.

British usage

noun

A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

a fat person

British usage; Slang

noun

a greedy person

British usage; Slang

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bloaters (plural)

Phrases

bloater paste blue bloater

Synonyms

kieye wanker

Questions

What does bloater mean?
A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
Where does bloater come from?
From bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation.

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