GRUNTER

hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa

(noun) domestic swine

grunter

(noun) a person who grunts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grunter (plural grunters)

One who grunts.

Any of a group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.

(slang) A pig.

(dated, brass founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible.

Synonyms

• (fish): tiger perch

Source: Wiktionary


Grunt"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog. "Bristled grunters." Tennyson.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of several American marine fishes. See Sea robin, and Grunt, n., 2.

3. (Brass Founding)

Definition: A hook used in lifting a crucible.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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