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/pawr"keuhr, pohr"-/, n.a pig, esp. one being fattened for its meat.[1635-45; PORK + -ER1]
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Porker — Pork er, n. A hog. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
porker — ► NOUN 1) a young pig raised and fattened for food. 2) informal, derogatory a fat person … English terms dictionary
porker — [pôr′kər] n. a hog, esp. a young one, fattened for use as food … English World dictionary
porker — UK [ˈpɔː(r)kə(r)] / US [ˈpɔrkər] noun [countable] Word forms porker : singular porker plural porkers 1) a young pig that has been made fat so that it can be eaten as pork 2) informal an insulting word for someone who is fat … English dictionary
porker — n. a fat person. □ Sally is not exactly a porker, but she is not skinny either. □ I was a porker until I started exercising … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Porker — Recorded in the spellings of Porch, Porcher and Portch, this is an English surname. It usually derives from the Middle English word porche , itself of Germanic origins, and in former times described a covered area at the entrance to a manor house … Surnames reference
porker — noun Date: 1657 1. hog; especially a young pig fattened for table use as fresh pork 2. one resembling a fattened pig ; fatty … New Collegiate Dictionary
porker — noun a) A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter(1). b) An obese person … Wiktionary
Porker — pig … Dictionary of Australian slang
porker — Australian Slang pig … English dialects glossary
