bloater
bloater · bloaters
A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerelA salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
Meaning
4 senses(UK)A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
(Canada, US)A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).
(UK, slang)A fat person
(UK, slang)A greedy person
Origin
From bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation. From bloat + -er, in the sense oFrom bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation.
From bloat + -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance.
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