cormorant

cor·mo·rant

noun
\ˈkȯrm-rənt, ˈkȯr-mə-, ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant\

Definition of CORMORANT

1

: any of various dark-colored web-footed waterbirds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch

2

: a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person

Examples of CORMORANT

1. <Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age.>

Illustration of CORMORANT

Origin of CORMORANT

Middle English cormeraunt, from Middle French cormorant, from Old French cormareng, from corp raven + marenc of the sea, from Latin marinus — more at corbel, marine

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CORMORANT

Synonyms: glutton, gorger, gormandizer, gourmand, hog, overeater, pig, stuffer, swiller

Related Words: feaster, trencherman; muncher; guzzler

Near Antonyms: dieter, nibbler, picker

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Rhymes with CORMORANT

adamant, commandant, complaisant, confidant, confidante, corposant, Corybant, covenant, dilettante, disenchant, gallivant, hierophant, interplant, pitcher plant, power plant, rubber plant, spider plant, sycophant