TRENCHERMAN Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

trencherman

noun

Definition of trencherman

as in pig

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Noun

Dozens of species roamed and rutted on a tropical Earth, from the pig-sized Menoceras to the significantly larger Paraceratherium linxiaense, an animal almost as large as one of London’s red double-decker buses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
The Faaborgfamily recently transitioned from pigs to mushrooms with technical and financial support from The Transfarmation Project, an initiative of the charitable organization, Mercy for Animals.

— Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pig

Noun

But raising hogs was physically demanding work and became less profitable for the family over time, Faaborg said.

— Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
In the public imagination, Housewives with a capital H are fame-hungry attention hogs who would rather throw the $400 bottle of Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux that’s sitting in front of us than sip it, as Cosby is hesitantly doing now.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

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In the latest case, Haggerty and Caroline Petrow-Cohen report for The Times, dozens of dead cormorants washed ashore on Venice Beach.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants, western gulls, and more than two dozen other species stop over on Anacapa.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cormorant

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