Roarer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Roarer \Roar"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, roars. Specifically:
        (a) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy.
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                  A lady to turn roarer, and break glasses.


                                                    --Massinger.
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        (b) (Far.) A horse subject to roaring. See {Roaring}, 2.
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     2. (Zool.) The barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  roarer
       n : someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn:
           {bawler}, {bellower}, {screamer}, {screecher}, {shouter},
            {yeller}]