: a large fat herring or mackerel lightly salted and briefly smoked
: a small silvery cisco (Coregonus hoyi) of the Great Lakes having oily flesh
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
From her vantage point, Maria watches as nearby buildings are overtaken by infected and as her husband targets the bloater, luring him into an empty side street.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Apr. 2025
There's even another incoming bloater, a hideous manifestation seen in Season 1.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
In New York, state and federal researchers are attempting to restore bloater, using eggs collected from northern Lake Michigan.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Among the throng of clickers is an imposing new beast: a bloater.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
Lynskey, on the other hand, found the bloater to be a source of humor on set.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
Still, the video game injury hits like a bloater’s fist to the head.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Feb. 2023
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Noun
What does a bloater look like when he’s being burned?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
From her vantage point, Maria watches as nearby buildings are overtaken by infected and as her husband targets the bloater, luring him into an empty side street.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Apr. 2025
There's even another incoming bloater, a hideous manifestation seen in Season 1.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
In New York, state and federal researchers are attempting to restore bloater, using eggs collected from northern Lake Michigan.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Among the throng of clickers is an imposing new beast: a bloater.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
Lynskey, on the other hand, found the bloater to be a source of humor on set.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
Still, the video game injury hits like a bloater’s fist to the head.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Feb. 2023
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“Bloater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloater. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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