bloater

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noun

A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

bloater1

nounbloater (plural bloaters)

plural bloaters

  1. UKA salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
  2. CanadaUSA freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).

    Synonyms: kieye, wanker

bloater2

nounbloater (plural bloaters)

plural bloaters

  1. UKslanga fat person
  2. UKslanga greedy person

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Origin

bloater · noun

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

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bloater · noun

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

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloater.

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