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

The entire town is trying to survive this onslaught and originally, in the text, there’s like two or three bloaters.

From Los Angeles Times

In "The Last of Us," the fungus evolves to infect humans, transforming them into a variety of infected, with the most dangerous being the later-stage monsters known as "clickers" and "bloaters."

From Salon

I once had some Swedish anchovies that swelled up like a bloater fish.

From The Guardian

It ends at the “Bloater Bash,” where participants will dine on whole smoked alewife herring, called “bloaters.”

From Washington Times

Also, because bloaters with overly distended bellies often have weak abdominal muscles, keeping your midsection strong by doing sit-ups and other core-strengthening exercises could make a difference.

From Washington Post