"bloater" meaning in English

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Noun

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. (British) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-9Pv0KmHo Categories (other): British English
  2. (Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi). Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Freshwater whitefish Synonyms (smoked fish): wanker (english: public school slang)
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-GjgcNTw5 Disambiguation of Seafood: 8 76 11 5 Disambiguation of Freshwater whitefish: 7 80 8 5 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 26 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 52 21 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 66 15 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 73 13 8 Disambiguation of 'smoked fish': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bloater paste [British], blue bloater
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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. (British, slang) a fat person Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-qZzsHNz1 Categories (other): British English
  2. (British, slang) a greedy person Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-bloater-en-noun-9IINlCwd Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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