trout

[ trout ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) trout, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trouts.

1. any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon. Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
2. any of various game fishes of the salmon family of the genus Salvelinus. Compare brook trout ( def 1 ), char ², Dolly Varden ( def 2 ), lake trout.
3. any of several unrelated fishes, as a bass, Micropterus salmoides, a drum of the genus Cynoscion, or a greenling of the genus Hexagrammos.

trout

/ traʊt /

noun

1. any of various game fishes, esp Salmo trutta and related species, mostly of fresh water in northern regions: family Salmonidae (salmon). They resemble salmon but are smaller and spotted
2. any of various similar or related fishes, such as a sea trout
3. any of various fishes of the Salmo or Oncorhynchus genera smaller than the salmon, esp European and American varieties naturalized in Australia
4. informal.
   an irritating or grumpy person, esp a woman

Other Words From

• troutless adjective
• troutlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trout¹

before 1050; Middle English trou ( h ) te, Old English truht < Latin tructa < Greek trṓktēs gnawer, a sea fish, equivalent to trṓg ( ein ) to gnaw + -tēs agent noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of trout¹

Old English trūht , from Late Latin tructa , from Greek troktēs sharp-toothed fish

Example Sentences

Camp counselors are on hand to suggest outings, which include guided trout fishing, cycling, archery, and canoeing.

From Outside Online

You can ride horses, have a stream to yourself to fly-fish for trout, and hike 10,000-plus-foot peaks.

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The next day, you can ice-fish for trout or hit up the area’s extensive cross-country trails.

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If you’re lucky enough to be able to cook your trout over a campfire, wait until you have a good bed of coals, then lay the foil-wrapped fish over them.

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With even a little bit of practice and planning, odds are decent you’ll be able to pull a meal out of a nearby lake or stream, and often that dinner will be a delicious trout.

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Our foreign policy canoe is filled to the gunnels with catch-and-release trout armed with AK-47s.

From The Daily Beast

They ate stuffed turkey, caviar, fresh salmon, and smoked trout.

From The Daily Beast

Dishes here are prepared with locally picked mushrooms, herbs, trout, and moles.

From The Daily Beast

Here, chefs serve trout and seafood brought from the neighboring state of Veracruz.

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On the lake a cutthroat trout breaks the surface; pieces of it follow him into the air.

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There was a tiny splash, a laugh, and the little greenheart rod flicked a trout high over his head.

From Project Gutenberg

At all events, it had the refreshing charm of novelty: there was the fishing, and the King's Warren trout stream was a good one.

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Then Major Kinnaird strolled away with a trout-rod to a neighboring rapid, and Mrs. Kinnaird went to sleep in a hammock.

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Before the fish stopped biting, the two men had caught four trout, all of about the same size.

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There was a trout stream and fish-ponds, and the whole country was even infested with game.

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