"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 Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies, History of Germany Categories (place): Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia 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 Disambiguation of Currencies: 48 45 7 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 43 51 6 Disambiguation of History of Germany: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Czech Republic: 62 31 8 Disambiguation of Czechoslovakia: 81 13 5 Disambiguation of Slovakia: 94 6 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of '13th-century coin equivalent to half a pfennig': 91 9
  2. A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna. Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies 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 Disambiguation of Currencies: 48 45 7 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 43 51 6 Disambiguation of 'Subdivision of Czech koruna': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: hellers [plural]
Etymology: 1890–95, Americanism; short for hell-raiser. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hellraiser|hell-raiser}} hell-raiser Head templates: {{en-noun}} heller (plural hellers)
  1. A noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.
    Sense id: en-heller-en-noun-52RgD9hF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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