grunter

Definition of Grunter in English :

1. grunter

a person who grunts

domestic swine

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Grunter

noun

1.

a person or animal that grunts, esp a pig

2. another name for grunt (sense 4)

noun

1.

a person or animal that makes a grunting sound; esp., a hog

2.

grunt (sense 5)

v. grunt·ed, grunt·ing, grunts

v. intr.

1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.

2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.

v. tr.

To utter or express with a deep guttural sound: He merely grunted his approval.

n.

1. A deep guttural sound.

2. Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Haemulidae that produce a grunting sound by rubbing together their pharyngeal teeth.

3. Slang An infantryman, especially in the US Army or Marine Corps: “No one knows the cost of war better than the grunts” (Nathaniel Fick).

4. Slang One who performs routine or mundane tasks.

5. New England A dessert made by stewing fruit topped with pieces of biscuit dough, which steam as the fruit cooks. Also called slump.