as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
the different kinds of hot dog eaters: the stuffer who downs it in two bites; the nibbler; the mustard loader
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Recent Examples of stuffer
The Patriots’ veteran run-stuffer is back after missing the team’s last three games with a foot injury.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Primarily a run-stuffer, Bethune probably doesn’t make that play.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
This two-pack of European plug adapters is the perfect stocking-stuffer for the jetsetter in your life.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Ornaments that previously would have been stocking-stuffers were over my threshold.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Primarily a run-stuffer, Bethune probably doesn’t make that play.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
This two-pack of European plug adapters is the perfect stocking-stuffer for the jetsetter in your life.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Ornaments that previously would have been stocking-stuffers were over my threshold.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffer
Noun
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Nanos has had a lot of putting perfume on the pig, missteps, translation, F-ups.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The pig’s trough of the culture in the present time is not the location of my activity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Liquid manure in tanks under hog or cattle confinement buildings is pumped to field where it is knifed into the soil.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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That said, Nabers is the biggest target hog in NFL history when on the field, and Jaxson Dart limits the upside of New York’s pass catchers, given all the scrambling.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Stuffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffer. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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