English Explanatory Dictionary

gannet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A voracious eater; a glutton.
verb
  1. To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡænɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gannet.wav

Word forms

gannet gannets ganneting ganneted

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

glutton

Derived words

Australasian gannet booby gannet Cape gannet common gannet gannetry gannet's bath North Atlantic gannet northern gannet
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