hailer
UK/ˈheɪlə/
hailer noun: a person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.
Noun
hailer (plural hailers)
- A person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.
- "Hullo, Downe—is that you?" said the driver of the vehicle, a young man of pale and refined appearance. "Jump up here with me, and ride down to your door."
The other turned a plump, cheery, rather self-indulgent face over his shoulder towards the hailer.
"O, good evening, Mr. Barnet—thanks," he...1880, Thomas Hardy, chapter 1, in Fellow Townsmen
- "Hullo, Downe—is that you?" said the driver of the vehicle, a young man of pale and refined appearance. "Jump up here with me, and ride down to your door."
Forms of hailer
| plural | hailers |
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Origin of hailer
From hail + -er.
Words formed from hailer
Phrases with hailer
Questions about hailer
- What does hailer mean?
- Hailer means a person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.
- What part of speech is hailer?
- Hailer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hailer?
- Hailer is pronounced /ˈheɪlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hailer?
- The plural of hailer is hailers.
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