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Traditional English :: hailer
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hailer - v., int., & n. --v. 1 tr. greet enthusiastically.
2 tr. signal to or attract the attention of (hailed a taxi).
3 tr. acclaim (hailed him king).
4 intr. (foll. by from) have one's home or origins in (a place) (hails from Mauritius). --int. --n. 1 a greeting or act of hailing.
2 distance as affecting the possibility of hailing (was within hail). hail-fellow-well-met intimate, esp. too intimate. Hail Mary the Ave Maria (see AVE ). hailer n. [ellipt. use of obs. hail (adj.) f. ON heill sound, WHOLE] |
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Related Words
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loud
marine
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Most Often Usage
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loud hailer
hailer marine
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