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
Primarily a run-stuffer, Bethune probably doesn’t make that play.
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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
Then, keep scrolling to shop more under-$20 stocking stuffer ideas at Amazon.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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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
Then, keep scrolling to shop more under-$20 stocking stuffer ideas at Amazon.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffer
Noun
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All the chickens, turkeys, goats, and pigs carry a certain odor, their makeshift habitat a distinct unsightliness, which disagree with Bruce and his husband Darrell’s more regal tastes.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Erick Rocha leads the pastry program, crafting conchas filled with yuzu or corn husk curds, hazelnut-praline-chocolate chip cookies, cajeta brioche, and marranitos, Mexican gingerbread cookies charmingly shaped like pigs, served with dark, single-origin Oaxacan coffee.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Players slide heavy granite rocks down sheets of ice and must release each rock before crossing the hog line, or the stone gets pulled from play.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Touching the handle after the hog line — double touching — is not allowed.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Stuffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffer. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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