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growler

noun
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As a noun, growler means a person, creature or thing that growls.

Meanings of growler

10 meanings

noun

  1. A person, creature or thing that growls.

  2. A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.

  3. informalnorth americanAustraliaA kind of jug used to carry beer (in current usage, a 2-liter or 64-ounce container with or without a handle; sometimes extended to similarly shaped 32-ounce jug, but not bottles).

  4. dialectUKyorkshireA pork pie.

  5. UKslangThe vulva.

  6. USdialectA fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.

  7. A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.

  8. A speaker whose voice sounds like a growlperson

  9. A small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. historicalslangA horse-drawn cab with four wheels.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

growler around the world

AustraliaA kind of jug used to carry beer (in current usage, a 2-liter or 64-ounce container with or without a handle; sometimes extended to similarly shaped 32-ounce jug, but not bottles).
UKA pork pie.
UKThe vulva.
USA fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.

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