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Grunter

One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog.

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Broader term 4

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Swine 76% connected

Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is kno…

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 1

Porker 76% connected

A hog.

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Grunt 74% connected

To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Grunt 74% connected

To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

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Substance part 1

Lard 70% connected

Bacon; the flesh of swine.

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Component part 2

Pork 70% connected

The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food.

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Trotter 70% connected

One that trots; especially, a horse trained to be driven in trotting matches.

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Synonym 3

Hog 92% connected

A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of S. scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respec…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pig 92% connected

A piggin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Squealer 92% connected

One who, or that which, squeals.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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