"rouser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rousers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊzə(ɹ) Etymology: rouse + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rouse|er}} rouse + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rouser (plural rousers)
  1. Something very exciting or stimulating.
    Sense id: en-rouser-en-noun-~xxNzCIa
  2. One who rouses another from sleep.
    Sense id: en-rouser-en-noun-MvwMjj8M
  3. (colloquial, archaic) A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort. Tags: archaic, colloquial
    Sense id: en-rouser-en-noun-jhU~9CW2
  4. (Australia) A roustabout. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-rouser-en-noun-17KNh8q6 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 5 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 20 9 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rabble rouser

Inflected forms

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