bloater
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Etymology 1
[edit]bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation.
Noun
[edit]bloater (plural bloaters)
- (British) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
- (Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).
Synonyms
[edit]- (smoked fish): wanker (public school slang)
Derived terms
[edit]- (British) bloater paste
- blue bloater
Etymology 2
[edit]bloat + -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance.
Noun
[edit]bloater (plural bloaters)
References
[edit]- “bloater”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Bloater (herring) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coregonus hoyi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia