as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
the different kinds of hot dog eaters: the stuffer who downs it in two bites; the nibbler; the mustard loader
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Recent Examples of stuffer
The Patriots’ veteran run-stuffer is back after missing the team’s last three games with a foot injury.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Primarily a run-stuffer, Bethune probably doesn’t make that play.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
This two-pack of European plug adapters is the perfect stocking-stuffer for the jetsetter in your life.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Ornaments that previously would have been stocking-stuffers were over my threshold.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Primarily a run-stuffer, Bethune probably doesn’t make that play.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
This two-pack of European plug adapters is the perfect stocking-stuffer for the jetsetter in your life.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Ornaments that previously would have been stocking-stuffers were over my threshold.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffer
Noun
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Brooklyn is still a place where pigs roam the streets.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In her experiment, McPherson and colleagues created a set-up holding human, mice and pig sperm cells in one part of the compartment and egg cells in the other, divided by a thin channel simulating the female reproductive tract.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Along with corn and soybeans, for example, the Kalbachs produced hay, and tended to hogs and cattle.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Similar robotics companies have already worn out their welcome in other US cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, as their delivery bots hog sidewalks, injure residents, and rampage through gardens.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Stuffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffer. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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