ROARER

roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller

(noun) someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roarer (plural roarers)

One who roars.

(archaic) One of a group of young men who would carouse in taverns, then pick brawls on the street for entertainment.

Synonyms

• (young man who picks brawls): roaring boy

Source: Wiktionary


Roar"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, roars. Specifically: (a) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy. A lady to turn roarer, and break glasses. Massinger. (b) (Far.)

Definition: A horse subject to roaring. See Roaring, 2.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The barn owl. [Prov.Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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