porker

pork·er

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawr-ker, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr kər, ˈpoʊr-/
- /ˈpɔː.kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-ker, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr kər, ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of porker word

noun porker a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat. 1
noun porker a pig, esp a young one weighing between 40 and 67 kg, fattened to provide meat such as pork chops 0
noun porker a hog, esp. a young one, fattened for use as food 0

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Origin of porker

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; pork + -er1

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Parts of speech for Porker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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porker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for porker

noun porker

boar — A boar or a wild boar is a wild pig.
football — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
moleskin — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
moleskins — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
hog — a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.

All 9 Synonyms of porker