bloaternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbləʊ.tər/us/ˈbloʊ.t̬ɚ/UKa herring or mackerel that has been kept in salt water and then lightly smoked
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Fish & seafood
- abalone
- caviar
- ceviche
- crab
- crawfish
- fish oil
- fish stick
- fishcake
- gravadlax
- grouper
- Omega-3
- pollack
- prawn cocktail
- roe
- sashimi
- shrimp
- shrimp cocktail
- swordfish
- trout
- tuna
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Examples from literature
- At eight o'clock there was breakfast of porridge, bacon and eggs, and bloaters—everybody in the best of spirits.
- Bloaters have reached the unprecedented price of sixpence each.
- Fish is too expensive for most of them, except fried kippers or bloaters.
- Her husband nodded with his mouth full of the best bloater.
- She had set down a bloater before the fire for her husband's tea, and had made him a round of toast.