"heller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hellers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Heller. Doublet of halier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Heller}} German Heller, {{doublet|en|halier}} Doublet of halier Head templates: {{en-noun}} heller (plural hellers)
  1. (historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire. Tags: historical Translations (13th-century coin equivalent to half a pfennig): heller [masculine] (French), haller [masculine] (French), Heller [masculine] (German), halerz [masculine] (Polish), ге́ллер (géller) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-heller-en-noun-8aW1d3RL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Currencies, Historical currencies, History of Germany Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 28 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Currencies: 68 22 9 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 85 11 4 Disambiguation of History of Germany: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of '13th-century coin equivalent to half a pfennig': 96 4
  2. A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna. Translations (Subdivision of Czech koruna): haléř [masculine] (Czech), Heller [masculine] (German), halerz [masculine] (Polish), ге́ллер (géller) [masculine] (Russian), halier [masculine] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-heller-en-noun-uzai7a6v Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Czech Republic: 7 76 17 Disambiguation of Czechoslovakia: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Slovakia: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'Subdivision of Czech koruna': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: hellers [plural]
Etymology: 1890–95, Americanism; short for hell-raiser. Head templates: {{en-noun}} heller (plural hellers)
  1. (US, Cornwall) A noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; a hellion. Tags: Cornwall, US
    Sense id: en-heller-en-noun-sNDlLfBY Categories (other): American English, Cornish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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