1. a person or animal that makes grunting sounds
2. any of various fish that make grunting sounds, especially certain marine fish
Usage: zoology
3. a pig
Usage: informal

Examples

• The old grunter in the pen rolled around in the mud.
• We could hear the grunter snoring loudly in the next room.
• The fisherman caught a large grunter off the coast.
• That grunter makes noise every time he lifts weights.
• The grunter fish got its name from the sounds it produces.
• She called her lazy brother a grunter because he never spoke clearly.