grunter

[ gruhn-ter ]

noun

1. a hog.
2. any animal or person that grunts.
3. grunt ( def 7 ).

ˈgrunter

/ ˈɡrʌntə /

noun

1. a person or animal that grunts, esp a pig
2. another name for grunt

Word History and Origins

Origin of grunter¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; grunt, -er ¹

Example Sentences

A natural grunter, he was greeted by big laughs and phones aloft the moment he stepped out of a van across from the American Museum of Natural History.

From New York Times

Last week, the city’s agriculture department began baiting the grunters with bread, and then shooting them.

From Washington Post

“The grunters sent me to the wrong item on the list.”

From Nature

In those matches with a grunter, especially if the non-grunter is losing, I always wish the other player would start grunting.

From New York Times

To no one’s surprise, the new arrival was also the loudest grunter in the hospital nursery.

From Seattle Times