noun
Meaning 1
A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Standard Lemma guide
bloater
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noun
Meaning 2
A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: kieye
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noun
Meaning 3
a fat person
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
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noun
Meaning 4
a greedy person
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
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noun
Meaning 5
large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herring
History
Etymology
From bloat + -er, because they swell during preparation.
From bloat + -er, in the sense of the person having a "bloated" appearance.