noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who cries out or gives an alarm.
2. 2
   A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught.

Synonyms

All synonyms

balkerbalker

Etymology

From hue + -er.

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