ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Any of a group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.
  2. (slang) A pig.
  3. (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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grouter, grizzler, grouser, gnasher, griper, grumbler.

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