"owler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊlɚ/ [General-American], /ˈaʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: owlers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Archaic variant of alder from Middle English aller. Etymology templates: {{m|en|alder}} alder, {{inh|en|enm|aller}} Middle English aller Head templates: {{en-noun}} owler (plural owlers)
  1. (Lancashire, Northern English dialectal) The alder tree. Tags: Northern-English, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Birch family plants
    Sense id: en-owler-en-noun-HWB4RvVc Categories (other): Lancashire English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 72 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊlɚ/ [General-American], /ˈaʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: owlers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: owl + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|owl|-er|id2=agent noun}} owl + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} owler (plural owlers)
  1. (dated) A smuggler of sheep or wool. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Occupations Related terms: owling
    Sense id: en-owler-en-noun-bZg8jZFB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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