grunter

[ gruhn-ter ]

noun
  1. a hog.

  2. any animal or person that grunts.

Origin of grunter

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at grunt, -er1

Words Nearby grunter

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How to use grunter in a sentence

  • Stubbs crept in first, and grunter followed exactly two feet behind, in approved badger fashion.

    Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland
  • However, the badger is nothing if not persevering, and Stubbs and grunter decided to make one last effort to oust the invader.

    Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland
  • grunter crept into the half-completed 'earth'; and Stubbs, after pausing to lick his sore pads, followed her.

    Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland
  • Not a leaf stirred, but scent lay long on the warm air, and his nose told him that grunter was down there before him.

    Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland
  • At moonrise, however, grunter woke, punctual as an alarum clock.

    Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland

British Dictionary definitions for grunter

grunter

/ (ˈɡrʌntə) /


noun
  1. a person or animal that grunts, esp a pig

  2. another name for grunt (def. 4)

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