gorger

noun

as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much a shark that is such a gorger it can't move after devouring a meal

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  1. pig
  2. hog
Noun
  • Nighttime in the Okefenokee is filled with a wild cacophony — the choruses of pig frogs, hooting owls, crickets and sometimes the deep, nerve-jerking bellowing of bull alligators.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • Hoss and Howie are two oxen who live at the farm, and a pig cam lets the public keep tabs on new litters of piglets even when the fair isn’t running.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
Definition of pig
Noun
  • The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
  • From armrest hogs to aisle rushers, a new survey reveals the in-flight behaviors that frustrate American travelers most.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of hog
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“Gorger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorger. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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