"howler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊlɚ/ [General-American], /ˈhaʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-howler.ogg Forms: howlers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From howl + -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|howl|er|id2=agent noun}} howl + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} howler (plural howlers)
  1. That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey. Translations (animal): ревун (revun) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ulvoja (Finnish), hurleur [masculine] (French), urlatore [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-G6vbn-Mj Disambiguation of 'animal': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-g~6BylcX Categories (other): Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 2 23 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 11 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 21 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 10 6 1
  3. (slang) A painfully obvious mistake. Tags: slang Translations (mistake): blaps (Afrikaans), flater (Afrikaans), blunder [masculine] (Dutch), miskleun [masculine] (Dutch), möhläys (Finnish), emämunaus (Finnish), munaus (Finnish), bourde [feminine] (French), gaffe [feminine] (French), baklövés (Hungarian), szarvashiba (Hungarian), вопиющая ошибка (vopijuščaja ošibka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-fBFY5iuO Disambiguation of 'mistake': 3 2 82 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 5 0
  4. (slang) A hilarious joke. Tags: slang Translations (joke): giller [masculine] (Dutch), ard-aittys [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-j~6YgPpC Disambiguation of 'joke': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. (slang) A bitterly cold day. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-UezFN37X
  6. (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-bLf~rFRf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 9 6 3 1 22 1 20 1 24 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 2 23 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 11 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 21 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 10 6 1 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  7. (sometimes figurative) A heavy fall. Tags: figuratively, sometimes
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-ZNABEu4z
  8. (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper). Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): New World monkeys
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-vV8YrU1X Disambiguation of New World monkeys: 6 9 3 4 1 22 1 30 2 17 4 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 14 4 5 0 17 0 33 1 18 6 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 3 8 4 4 1 18 1 34 1 18 7 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 7 4 2 1 10 1 40 1 24 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 9 6 3 1 22 1 20 1 24 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 12 2 2 1 20 1 34 1 21 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 2 23 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 11 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 13 7 6 2 11 2 29 4 14 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 11 6 5 2 12 2 31 2 17 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 13 3 6 2 11 2 34 4 14 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 10 6 4 1 11 1 36 1 16 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 21 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 10 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 11 4 5 1 11 1 39 1 17 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 3 14 4 7 2 12 2 31 4 15 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 11 4 5 2 11 2 35 2 18 5 2
  9. (slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-ED3PYre0
  10. (slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell". Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-grmcEHHJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 9 6 3 1 22 1 20 1 24 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 2 23 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 11 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 21 3 5 1 22 1 24 3 10 6 1
  11. (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-x7Z91s9F
  12. (slang) A small child. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-howler-en-noun-i3sdiKBH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calamity howler, black howler, ursine howler

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402",
          "text": "Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries."
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          "ref": "1997 [1935], William A. Lyell, “A Note on the Translation”, in Zhang Henshui, translated by William A. Lyell, Shanghai Express: A Thirties Novel (Fiction from Modern China; 7), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 259:",
          "text": "I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful.",
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Tom Burton, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 78",
          "text": "A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed."
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        "(slang) A painfully obvious mistake."
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        "(slang) A hilarious joke."
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        "(slang) A bitterly cold day."
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: hunter"
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          "ref": "2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures, page 121:",
          "text": "Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]",
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          "ref": "2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities:",
          "text": "Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.",
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        "(psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats."
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        "(slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper."
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        "(slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a \"howling swell\"."
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        "(historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer."
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          "ref": "2013, Tyora Moody, Deep Fried Trouble:",
          "text": "I wanted Leesa to pick up her children, not Child Protective Services. After thirty minutes, I had the two howlers fed and settled down for naps.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Joe Beine, Dark Eden:",
          "text": "What are we doing to our children? But the howlers seem okay, maybe even happy. This makes me feel a little better about the future.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A small child."
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        "(slang) A small child."
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      "word": "calamity howler"
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      "word": "ursine howler"
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      "glosses": [
        "That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey."
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        "A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral."
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        "(historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral."
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        {
          "ref": "1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402",
          "text": "Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997 [1935], William A. Lyell, “A Note on the Translation”, in Zhang Henshui, translated by William A. Lyell, Shanghai Express: A Thirties Novel (Fiction from Modern China; 7), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 259:",
          "text": "I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Tom Burton, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 78",
          "text": "A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed."
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        "A painfully obvious mistake."
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      ],
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        "(slang) A painfully obvious mistake."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hilarious joke."
      ],
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        "(slang) A hilarious joke."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "A bitterly cold day."
      ],
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        [
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        "(slang) A bitterly cold day."
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        "slang"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: hunter"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures, page 121:",
          "text": "Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities:",
          "text": "Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.",
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        }
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        "A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats."
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A heavy fall."
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        "(sometimes figurative) A heavy fall."
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        {
          "text": "Our hansom came a howler."
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        "(slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper)."
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        "A tremendous lie; a whopper."
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        "(slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper."
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        "A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a \"howling swell\"."
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        "(slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a \"howling swell\"."
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        "A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer."
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        "(historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer."
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          "ref": "2013, Tyora Moody, Deep Fried Trouble:",
          "text": "I wanted Leesa to pick up her children, not Child Protective Services. After thirty minutes, I had the two howlers fed and settled down for naps.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Joe Beine, Dark Eden:",
          "text": "What are we doing to our children? But the howlers seem okay, maybe even happy. This makes me feel a little better about the future.",
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        }
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        "A small child."
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        "(slang) A small child."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "revun",
      "sense": "animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ревун"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal",
      "word": "ulvoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hurleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urlatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "blaps"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "flater"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blunder"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "miskleun"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "möhläys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "emämunaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "munaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "bourde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "gaffe"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "baklövés"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "szarvashiba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vopijuščaja ošibka",
      "sense": "mistake",
      "word": "вопиющая ошибка"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "joke",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "giller"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "joke",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ard-aittys"
    }
  ],
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}

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