"prowler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹaʊlɚ/ [General-American], /ˈpɹaʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: prowlers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From prowl + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prowl|er}} prowl + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} prowler (plural prowlers)
  1. One who roves about for prey; one who prowls. Translations (one who prowls): Herumtreiber [masculine] (German), strykare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-prowler-en-noun-987HzLLB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'one who prowls': 87 13
  2. A person who moves stealthily around a place with intention to commit a crime, especially burglary or theft.
    Sense id: en-prowler-en-noun-axtHhvzQ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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