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bloater

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbləʊtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blōtər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bloat•er  (blōtər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
  2. a mackerel similarly cured.
  3. Fisha freshwater cisco, Coregonus hoyi, found in the Great Lakes.
  • bloat (adjective, adjectival) + -er1 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bloater /ˈbləʊtə/ n
  1. a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured
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