Masculine
houwer
Meaning
- (masculine) someone who chops, in particular a lumberjack or a sculptor
- (masculine) a hewer, a pickman
- (masculine) a tusk of a wild boar
- (Suriname, masculine) a machete (blade weapon)
- (masculine, obsolete) any blade weapon
Concepts
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɑu̯ər/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch houwere. Equivalent to houwen + -er.
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