bloater
Americannoun
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a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
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a mackerel similarly cured.
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a freshwater cisco, Coregonus hoyi, found in the Great Lakes.
noun
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a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured
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slang a fat or greedy person
Etymology
Origin of bloater
1825–35; bloat (adj.) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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‘Come and look at ’em! here’s toasters!’ bellows one with a Yarmouth bloater stuck on a toasting-fork.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2017
"Tell me now," said Royal Edward, grave with interest, "when is a bloater a kipper?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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His red nose, umbrella and bloater were ageless.
From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
A given weight of bloater will yield more building material than the same quantity of salmon or sole.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
But this man, the twist of whose face had not been improved by his recognition of the bloater, seemed to wish to confine his communications to Michael, rather decisively.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
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