bloater

American  

[bloh-ter] / ˈbloʊ tər /

noun

1. a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.

2. a mackerel similarly cured.

3. a freshwater cisco, Coregonus hoyi, found in the Great Lakes.

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bloater British  

/ ˈbləʊtə /

noun

1. a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured

2. slang a fat or greedy person

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Etymology

Origin of bloater

1825–35; bloat (adj.) + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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bloater

‘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

“Come and look at’em! here’s toasters!” bellows one with a Yarmouth bloater stuck on a toasting fork.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Charles Hindley

"Well, the boy shall eat it then," said the skipper, "Eat that bloater, boy, and I'll give you sixpence."

From More Cargoes 1897 by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs

"If a bloater and a half cost three ha'pence, what would thirteen cost?"

From Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories by F. W. Chambers

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