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

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

At the end of the recital the bloater paste was produced again, and Chimp again ate heartily.

From The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

"If a bloater and a half----" "Oh, bloaters--I've been working it out in kippers!"

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

Herrings.—"The lovers of fish" may be glad to learn what a bloater is, a mystery which I endeavoured to unravel when lately on the Norfolk coast.

From Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various