# trougher

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A greedy person.
2. (chiefly British) A careerist politician, especially one representing the Scottish National Party.
3. Alternative spelling of troffer.

## Etymology
From trough + -er, due to comparisons between greedy people and pigs with their snouts in the trough.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trougher