grunter
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡɽʌntə/
- Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ʌntə(r)
Noun [edit]
grunter (plural grunters)
- One who grunts.
- Bristled grunters. — Tennyson.
- 2007 December 19, Linda Pearce, “Tennis grunters told to stop the racket”, The Age:
- Dalton, the winner of nine grand slam doubles titles, claims she would have been prepared to forfeit a match against the grunter par excellence, Maria Sharapova — and has urged the current generation of tennis players to do so.
- A group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.
- (dated, brass founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible.
Synonyms [edit]
- (fish): tigerperch
Derived terms [edit]
The fish
