Grunter

Definitions

1. One who grunts.
2. Any of a group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.
3. A pig.
   slang
4. A hook used in lifting a crucible.
   dated

Equivalents

Examples

“Dalton, the winner of nine grand slam doubles titles, claims she would have⟳ been prepared to forfeit a match⟳ against the grunter par excellence, Maria Sharapova — and has urged the current generation of tennis players to do so.”

“We did but keep⟳ you surety for our son, / If this be he, — or a draggled mawkin, thou, / That tends her bristled grunters in the sludge[.]”

“A pig fight⟳ on board⟳ ship has always amused me very much: stand⟳ on the bridge, and look⟳ down into the crowded pen of grunters […]”

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