bloater

English

Bloaters on yellow paper, by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Coregonus hoyi

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From bloat +‎ -er, because they swell during preparation.

Noun

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

• (smoked fish): wanker (public school slang)

Derived terms

• (British) bloater paste
• blue bloater

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bloater (plural bloaters)

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

References

• “bloater”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Bloater (herring) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coregonus hoyi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• La Trobe, latrobe, retablo, rotable