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bloater

[ bloh-ter ]

noun

  1. a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
  2. a mackerel similarly cured.
  3. a freshwater cisco, Coregonus hoyi, found in the Great Lakes.


bloater

/ ˈ²ú±ôəʊ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured
  2. slang.
    a fat or greedy person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of bloater1

1825–35; bloat (adj.) + -er 1
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In "The Last of Us," the fungus evolves to infect humans, transforming them into a variety of infected, with the most dangerous being the later-stage monsters known as "clickers" and "bloaters."

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I once had some Swedish anchovies that swelled up like a bloater fish.

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It ends at the “Bloater Bash,†where participants will dine on whole smoked alewife herring, called “bloaters.â€

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Also, because bloaters with overly distended bellies often have weak abdominal muscles, keeping your midsection strong by doing sit-ups and other core-strengthening exercises could make a difference.

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The race concludes at the center, where refreshments include the smoked alewives that are also called “bloaters.â€

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