hurler

hurler

See also: Hurler

English

Etymology

    From hurl + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (General Australian):(file)

    Noun

    hurler (plural hurlers)

    1. Agent noun of hurl; someone who hurls or throws.
    2. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
    3. (hurling) Someone who participates in the sport of hurling.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    French

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old French hurler, from Vulgar Latin ūrulāre, from Latin ululāre, from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root. Doublet of hululer. The h- might be due to influence by Frankish *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną; compare English howl.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    hurler

    1. to shout, to yell
      Synonym: crier
    2. to howl

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Old French

    Etymology

    From Vulgar Latin ūrulāre, from Latin ululāre.

    Verb

    hurler

    1. to shout, to yell

    Descendants

    • French: hurler