bloater

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English[edit]

Bloaters on yellow paper, by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
Coregonus hoyi

Etymology 1[edit]

bloat +‎ -er, because they swell during preparation.

Noun[edit]

bloater (plural bloaters)

  1. (British) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
  2. (Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).
Synonyms[edit]
  • (smoked fish): wanker (public school slang)
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Etymology 2[edit]

bloat +‎ -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance.

Noun[edit]

bloater (plural bloaters)

  1. (British, slang) a fat person
  2. (British, slang) a greedy person

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