lake trout

American  

noun

1. a large, fork-tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish.

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lake trout British  

noun

1. a yellow-spotted char of the Great Lakes region of Canada

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Etymology

Origin of lake trout

First recorded in 1660–70

Compare meaning

How does lake-trout compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• splake vs. lake trout

Example Sentences

They learned a similar situation had occurred in the Great Lakes in the 1960s, when lake trout had exhibited similar behaviors after gorging on alewives, another fish chock-full of thiaminase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023

“He said, ‘This is going to be a silver lake trout.’

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

The trend could continue as the reservoir falls, reducing spawning habitat and causing lake trout to eat more kokanee, said Wyoming Game and Fish Department Regional Fisheries Supervisor Robert Keith.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

The Great Lakes and their prized salmon and lake trout fisheries are also being threatened by these invasive fish.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Fat lake trout would sleepily rise from the bottom, hungry to be caught.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich