"bloater" meaning in All languages combined

See bloater on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bloater.wav [US] Forms: bloaters [plural]
Etymology: From bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bloat|er|id2=agent noun}} bloat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bloater (plural bloaters)
  1. (UK) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-9Pv0KmHo Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 28 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 33 29 25
  2. (Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi). Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: kieye Synonyms (smoked fish): wanker (english: public school slang)
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-GjgcNTw5 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Freshwater whitefish, Seafood Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 28 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 33 29 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 48 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 49 23 18 Disambiguation of Freshwater whitefish: 9 70 14 8 Disambiguation of Seafood: 12 47 32 9 Disambiguation of 'smoked fish': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bloater paste [British], blue bloater
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bloater.wav [US] Forms: bloaters [plural]
Etymology: From bloat + -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bloat|er|id2=agent noun}} bloat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bloater (plural bloaters)
  1. (UK, slang) a fat person Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-qZzsHNz1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 28 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 33 29 25
  2. (UK, slang) a greedy person Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-9IINlCwd Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 28 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 33 29 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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