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fouler

/ˈfaʊl.ə//ˈfaʊl.ɚ/

fouler noun: one who fouls. Also the comparative form of foul.

Noun

fouler (plural foulers)

  1. One who fouls.
    • For example, several species of hydroids and bryozoans are important foulers of salmon cages in Australia (Hodson et al., 2000) and Norway (Guenther et al., 2010).2015, Saleem Mustafa, Rossita Shapawi, Aquaculture Ecosystems: Adaptability and Sustainability, page 119

Also used as

fouler is also the comparative form of foul.

Forms of fouler

pluralfoulers

Origin of fouler

From foul + -er.

Words formed from fouler

Questions about fouler

What does fouler mean?
Fouler means one who fouls.
What part of speech is fouler?
Fouler is a noun.
How do you pronounce fouler?
Fouler is pronounced /ˈfaʊl.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of fouler?
The plural of fouler is foulers.

Words near fouler in the dictionary

  1. fouled anchor
  2. fouled anchors
  3. fouled one's own nest
  4. fouled out
  5. fouled up
  6. fouler
  7. foulers
  8. foulest
  9. fouleth
  10. foulies
  11. fouling

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