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One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.

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  1. n. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.
  2. n. The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera.
  3. n. The uterus, or womb.
  4. n. A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.
  5. n. The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
  6. n. A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.
  7. n. a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
  8. n. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
  9. n. the womb
  10. n. a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)