Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grunter

/ˈɡɹʌntə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: grunter
IPA: /ˈɡɹʌntə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who grunts.

noun

Any of a group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.

noun

A pig.

Slang

noun

A hook used in lifting a crucible.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Dalton, the winner of nine grand slam doubles titles, claims she would have been prepared to forfeit a match against the grunter par excellence, Maria Sharapova — and has urged the current generation of tennis players to do so."
"We did but keep you surety for our son, / If this be he, — or a draggled mawkin, thou, / That tends her bristled grunters in the sludge[.]"
"A pig fight on board ship has always amused me very much: stand on the bridge, and look down into the crowded pen of grunters […]"

Etymology

From grunt + -er.

Usage

Slang
Dated

Inflected Forms

grunters (plural)

Phrases

half a grunter Adamson's grunter barred grunter black-blotch grunter Drysdale grunter Fortescue grunter Gilbert's grunter Greenway's grunter

Synonyms

tiger perch hog pig squealer sus scrofa

Rhymes With

hunter punter gunther bunter munter fronter chunter

Questions

How do you pronounce grunter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹʌntə/.
What does grunter mean?: One who grunts.
Where does grunter come from?: From grunt + -er.

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