Grunter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹʌntə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grunter is a noun meaning One who grunts.
Meaning
One who grunts.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
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 […]
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[.]
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.
Word Forms
- grunters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grouter, grizzler, grouser, gnasher, griper, grumbler.
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