: a large fat herring or mackerel lightly salted and briefly smoked
: a small silvery cisco (Coregonus hoyi) of the Great Lakes having oily flesh
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Invaded by a sprawling horde of infected, including a giant bloater that almost kills Tommy, Jackson is left almost entirely in ruins.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
The entire town is trying to survive this onslaught and originally, in the text, there’s like two or three bloaters.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
What does a bloater look like when he’s being burned?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
From her vantage point, Maria watches as nearby buildings are overtaken by infected and as her husband targets the bloater, luring him into an empty side street.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Apr. 2025
There's even another incoming bloater, a hideous manifestation seen in Season 1.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There’s at least one key scene that the show didn’t replicate wherein Joel takes Ellie to find some guitar strings, hacking a bloater to death with a machete along the way.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Invaded by a sprawling horde of infected, including a giant bloater that almost kills Tommy, Jackson is left almost entirely in ruins.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
The entire town is trying to survive this onslaught and originally, in the text, there’s like two or three bloaters.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
What does a bloater look like when he’s being burned?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
From her vantage point, Maria watches as nearby buildings are overtaken by infected and as her husband targets the bloater, luring him into an empty side street.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Apr. 2025
There's even another incoming bloater, a hideous manifestation seen in Season 1.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Bloater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloater. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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