Jowter
//ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)// noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van. archaic
"fish drivers , whom we call jowters"
Verb
- 1 To grumble, growl, snarl. UK, dialectal
Example
More examples"fish drivers , whom we call jowters"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Of unknown origin. The alternative form jouster shows addition of the -ster suffix. Compare later jolter (“hawker, peddlar”).
Etymology 2
Variant of chowter.
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