"roarer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roarers [plural]
Etymology: From roar + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|roar|er}} roar + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} roarer (plural roarers)
  1. One who roars.
    Sense id: en-roarer-en-noun-tqIDCpQQ
  2. (archaic) One of a group of young men who would carouse in taverns, then pick brawls on the street for entertainment. Tags: archaic Synonyms (young man who picks brawls): roaring boy
    Sense id: en-roarer-en-noun-jQVcOs~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 63 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 55 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 63 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 62 5 Disambiguation of 'young man who picks brawls': 22 77 1
  3. (archaic, slang) A broken-winded horse. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-roarer-en-noun-veN3Loxl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bullroarer

Inflected forms

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