bloater
English
![](../I/m/Van_Gogh_Bloaters-on-a-Piece-of-Yellow-Paper-1889.jpg)
Bloaters on yellow paper, by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
Noun
bloater (plural bloaters)
- (Britain) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
- (Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes; the species Coregonus hoyi.
Synonyms
- (smoked fish): wanker (public school slang)
Derived terms
- (British) bloater paste
References
- bloater at OneLook Dictionary Search
Bloater (herring) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Coregonus hoyi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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