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porker

American  
[pawr-ker, pohr-] / ˈpɔr kər, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

  1. a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.

porker British  
/ ˈpɔːkə /

noun

  1. a pig, esp a young one weighing between 40 and 67 kg, fattened to provide meat such as pork chops

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Etymology

Origin of porker

First recorded in 1635–45; pork + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Today, that piglet is Tucker—a 200-pound porker who has outgrown the family bathroom, shredded a couch and required the installation of heavy-duty horse panels to keep him from escaping the yard of his Arizona home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The escape became a ruckus, involving about 20 people, including six Sebastopol police officers, a farmer, three businessmen and a gaggle of children who all got into the porker pursuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

The 450-pound porker wandered from his pen last week then moseyed on down the road, where he was caught hamming it up on the Molgaard family’s security camera.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

The escaped portly porker was found in the Southtown area of Great Yarmouth on Saturday.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2022

The porker had taken a right at East 42nd and was flying back toward Fifth Avenue.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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