gorger

as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much a shark that is such a gorger it can't move after devouring a meal

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Noun
  • The same scalpel or bone saw that cut a human also cleft sheep, horses, pigs and other animals in distress.
    Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Alpha-gal syndrome is caused by ticks, usually the lone star tick, that have previously fed on mammals like cows, deer, goats and pigs.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 July 2026
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  • At the same time, industrial production of larger, leaner hogs expanded, and pork shoulders became more practical to cook.
    Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Qin Muyuan, the 31-year-old son of Chinese billionaire Qin Yinglin, today joined the board of the family flagship Muyuan Foods Group, the world’s corporate leader in hog sales by volume.
    Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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“Gorger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorger. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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