English Explanatory Dictionary

jowter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.
verb
  1. To grumble, growl, snarl.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/

Word forms

jowter jowters jouster jowtering jowtered

Etymology

Of unknown origin. The alternative form jouster shows addition of the -ster suffix. Compare later jolter (“hawker, peddlar”).

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