'Grunter' definitions:
Definition of 'grunter'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Grunter'
From: GCIDE
- Grunter \Grunt"er\ (gr[u^]nt"[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog. "Bristled grunters." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of several American marine fishes. See {Sea robin}, and Grunt, n., 2. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Brass Founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'grunter'
From: GCIDE
- Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), n.
- 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (Haemulon Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (Haemulon aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting in the war in Vietnam. [slang] [PJC]