bloater
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation.
Noun
editbloater (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
editFrom bloat + -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance.
Noun
editbloater (plural bloaters)
References
edit- “bloater”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Bloater (herring) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coregonus hoyi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia