growler

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl
  2. noun a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping

Etymology

From growl + -er. Sense "jug" is 19th century American slang, of uncertain origin.

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