trout [trouttrouts] BrE [traʊt] NAmE [traʊt] noun 1. countable, uncountable (pl. trout)a common ↑freshwater fish that is used for food. There are several types of trout •rainbow trout •trout fishing •Shall we have trout for dinner? 2. countable, usually singular (usually old trout) (informal, disapproving)a bad-tempered or annoying old woman
Word Origin: late Old English truht, from late Latin tructa, based on Greek trōgein ‘gnaw’.
Example Bank: •The trout spawn in late summer or autumn. •the collapse of sea trout stocks
