Associations to the word «Gannet»

Wiktionary

GANNET, noun. 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.
GANNET, noun. (British) a voracious eater; a glutton.
GANNET, noun. (British) a person who flocks towards food whenever it is put out.

Dictionary definition

GANNET, noun. Large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats