gannet
Meanings
Plural: gannets
Noun
- large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
- Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
- A voracious eater; a glutton.
Verb
- To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ganet, gante, from Old English ganot, from Proto-West Germanic *ganat, *ganatō, from Proto-Germanic *ganatuz, *ganutô (“gander”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch gent, Middle Low German gante, German Ganter, Ganser, all “gander, male goose”.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
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gannet is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
gannet is a valid Words With Friends word