[cor.mo.rant] n [ME cormeraunt, fr. MF cormorant, fr. OF cormareng, fr. corp raven + marenc of the sea, fr. L marinus--more at corbel, marine] (14c) 1: any of a family (Phalacrocoracidae) of dark-colored web-footed water birds that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch
2: a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person