Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pig that has been fattened for slaughter to provide meat: A "porker" specifically refers to a pig, especially a young one, that has been raised and fed to reach a suitable weight for producing pork.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The farmer selected the best porkers to take to the market.
  • This breed is excellent for raising as porkers due to its rapid growth.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in agricultural and farming contexts to distinguish pigs raised primarily for meat from breeding stock or pets.
• It can sometimes be used informally or humorously to describe a person who eats a lot or has gained weight.
  • After the holidays, he joked that he felt like a proper porker.

Variants and Related Words

• Pork (n): The meat from a pig.
  • We're having roast pork for dinner.
• Pig (n): The general animal. A "porker" is a type of pig.
  • The pigs were rooting in the field.

Synonyms

• Hog: A general term for a domesticated pig, often also one raised for meat.
• Swine: A formal or collective term for pigs.

Related Phrases

• To pork out (v, informal): To eat a large amount of food.
  • We really porked out on pizza last night.
• Pork barrel (n, idiomatic): Government spending for localized projects secured primarily to bring money to a representative's district.
  • The bill was criticized as pure pork barrel politics.

Related Idioms

• As fat as a porker: An idiom describing someone who is very overweight.
  • He's been eating non-stop and is now as fat as a porker.

Noun

1. a pig fattened to provide meat