"porker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔːkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɔɹkɚ/ [US] Audio: En-au-porker.ogg Forms: porkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ) Etymology: From pork + -er. * (obese person; police officer): Carried over from the same senses of pig. * (a lie): Extension of the rhyming slang pork pie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pork|er}} pork + -er, {{sense|obese person; police officer}} (obese person; police officer):, {{sense|a lie}} (a lie): Head templates: {{en-noun}} porker (plural porkers)
  1. A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter. Translations (pig raised for slaughter): lihotusporsas (Finnish), possu (Finnish), bekon [masculine] (Polish), bekoniak [masculine] (Polish), бо́ров (bórov) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-porker-en-noun-FbB1~eTK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 38 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 24 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 30 23 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 34 29 19 Disambiguation of 'pig raised for slaughter': 88 4 8 1
  2. (slang, derogatory) An obese person. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (lifeform): Pigs Synonyms: fat person
    Sense id: en-porker-en-noun-TmMKiT07 Disambiguation of Pigs: 23 41 19 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 38 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 24 25 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 33 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 30 23 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 34 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 34 27 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 34 29 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 44 18 16
  3. (British, Cockney rhyming slang) A lie. Tags: British, Cockney, slang Categories (topical): Obesity Synonyms: porky, porky pie
    Sense id: en-porker-en-noun-WDwEQfJM Disambiguation of Obesity: 10 34 51 4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 38 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 24 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 30 23 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 34 29 19
  4. (US, slang, derogatory) A police officer. Tags: US, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-porker-en-noun-AV3sVPGj Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 38 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 24 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 30 23 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 34 29 19

Inflected forms

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