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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who builds walls.
2. 2
   The place where animals make their bed.
3. 3
   The wels catfish.

Verb

1. 1
   Pronunciation spelling of wallow. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. 3
   A city in Waller County and Harris County, Texas, United States.
4. 4
   A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

thomas wright waller

Example

More examples

"Jim Waller is a strong candidate for the post of sales manager."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wall + -er.

Etymology 2

From wallow or wallower.

Etymology 3

Possibly from de valler (of the valley).

Related phrases

Waller Countyhog wallerwels catfish

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.