growler
growler Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A reusable jug or bottle made of glass, ceramic, or stainless steel used to transport draft beer purchased from a brewery or pub.
"We stopped by the local microbrewery to have our glass growler refilled with pale ale for the weekend."
An animal or person that makes a low, guttural, menacing sound, or a person who habitually grumbles and complains.
"The stray dog was a fierce growler whenever strangers approached the fence."
A small floating fragment of sea ice or glacial iceberg that barely extends above the water's surface, posing a navigation hazard in polar waters.
"The ship's radar struggled to detect the low-lying growler drifting through the choppy North Atlantic swells."
British In historical British usage, a four-wheeled horse-drawn cab, so called from the rumbling noise of its iron-rimmed wheels over cobblestones.
"In Victorian London, passengers with heavy luggage often hailed a four-wheeled growler rather than a two-wheeled hansom cab."
• Rhymes for growler
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb 'growl' plus the agentive suffix '-er'. The sense referring to a beer jug originated in late 19th-century America, likely from the sound of carbon dioxide escaping the lid or the grumbling of patrons waiting for their pail to be filled.