noun
howler
Howler (noun) means That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
noun
1
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
2
Someone paid to wail and cry out at a funeral as a sign of mourning.
3
(informal) A silly and very obvious mistake.
"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."
— , A Note on the Translation (1997)
4
(informal) A joke that is extremely funny.
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Etymology
Formed from howl and -er. Some senses instead derive from the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness" (Deuteronomy 32:10).
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What is the meaning of howler?
"howler" (noun) means that which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
What is another word for howler?
Other words for "howler" include wow, sidesplitter, scream, riot.
What are the different meanings of howler?
"howler" has 3 main meanings: 1. That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey; 2. Someone paid to wail and cry out at a funeral as a sign of mourning; 3. (informal) A silly and very obvious mistake.
