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Definition of Grunter
1. Noun. A person who grunts.
2. Noun. Domestic swine.
Generic synonyms: Swine
Group relationships: Genus Sus, Sus
Specialized synonyms: Porker
Terms within: Trotter, Porc, Pork
Terms within: Lard
Derivative terms: Grunt, Pig, Pig, Piglet, Squeal
Definition of Grunter
1. n. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog.
Definition of Grunter
1. Noun. One who grunts. ¹
2. Noun. A group of fish of the family ''Terapontidae'', which make a grunting sound when caught. ¹
3. Noun. (dated brass founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grunter
1. one that grunts [n -S] - See also: grunts
Medical Definition of Grunter
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1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog. "Bristled grunters."
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Grunter
Literary usage of Grunter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"The word means 'a grunter,' from the sound which the fish makes when taken out
of the water,— Gurnard, Gurnet, a fish. ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Tee," said the pig, "Lira called swine, grunter, bog. and I know not what betide*.
... grunter ..."
3. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"... and brought for hie companion the Galashiels bard, David Thomson,* as to a
meeting of /ntz Tividale pott». The honest grunter opines with a delightful ..."
4. Wild sports in Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Hungerford D. Elers Napier (1844)
"... of a wild hog—Mahomedan scruples—A wet night in camp—Moorish songs—• A little
sniping—Peppering a boar—A grunter at last bagged—The wounded pig—Striking ..."
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