What does "growler" mean?

A person, creature or thing that growls.

What is a synonym for "growler"?

Common synonyms include: berg, calf, carriage, complainant, complainer, crab.

//ˈɡɹaʊlə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A person, creature or thing that growls.
2
a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping wordnet
3
A horse-drawn cab with four wheels. historical, slang
"He had evidently studied the driver of a London growler, and produced a good sound readable type of man."
4
a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl wordnet
5
A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.
"A great ‘growler’ iceberg was sighted this afternoon at a distance of approximately half a mile; the size of a large London house, more or less."

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6
A kind of jug, often with a handle, used to carry beer and preserve carbonation. Australia, Canada, US, informal
"[…] their favoring breeze has the stink of nickel whiskey on its breath, and their sea is a growler of lager and ale […]"
7
A pork pie. UK, Yorkshire, dialectal
"Now, on first impression, a pork pie - or a ‘growler’ if you're from Yorkshire - looks like a delicious snack."
8
The vulva. British, slang
"On our first meeting he'd asked me if I dyed my hair. I told him I did and his follow up^([sic]) question had been the much under rated^([sic]), "What colour's your growler then?""
9
A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits. US, dialectal
10
A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.
"Includes voltmeters, ammeters, circuit testers, armature tester (external growler), field tester, (internal growler), coil and condenser tester, etc."