"hailer" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "hail + -er",
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      "form": "hailers",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "loudhailer"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1880, Thomas Hardy, chapter 1, in Fellow Townsmen",
          "text": "\"Hullo, Downe—is that you?\" said the driver of the vehicle, a young man of pale and refined appearance. \"Jump up here with me, and ride down to your door.\"\nThe other turned a plump, cheery, rather self-indulgent face over his shoulder towards the hailer.\n\"O, good evening, Mr. Barnet—thanks,\" he said.",
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        "A person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails."
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          "call",
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          "summon",
          "summon"
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          "hail",
          "hail"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheɪlə/",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "haler"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hailer"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "loudhailer"
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  "etymology_text": "hail + -er",
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        "A person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails."
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          "hail"
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