grunter
- noun
- /ˈɡrʌntər/
:
cerdo
- Children laughed as the grunter rolled in the mud beside the pen.
Examples
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Farmers often raise grunters for their meat.
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The farmer raised over fifty grunters on his land.
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That large grunter is the prize sow of the farm.
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The grunter snorted loudly in the pen.
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The children watched the grunter playfully chase after some feed in the barn.
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Every morning, the grunter oinked loudly, eager for breakfast from the farmer.
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In the quiet of the farm, the grunter could be heard grunting softly as it slept.
Synonyms
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1.0
A farm animal with a thick body, short legs, and a long nose raised for meat
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A large pig kept on a farm for meat
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A pig raised to be sold for meat
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A young pig kept on a farm
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A very small pig people often call in a cute way
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A word farmers use to mean a pig
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grunter comes from the sound word grunt, because pigs make low, snorting noises. That's why a domestic pig that makes that 'grunt' sound is often called a grunter.