houser
See also: Houser
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English housere, equivalent to house + -er.
Noun edit
houser (plural housers)
- One who, or that which, houses.
- 2003, Scott Leckie, National Perspectives on Housing Rights, page 150:
- Federal aid for foster care - in effect a houser of last resort for children from troubled families - may also be legitimately described as an entitlement.
- 2007, Charles Clemons, Funky Shrooms and Other Exquisite Delights, page 21:
- They thought they had busted a moonshiner or a houser of illegal aliens, but what was really below their feet was beyond their wildest imaginations!
- 2013, Philip McCallion, Housing for the Elderly: Policy and Practice Issues, page 230:
- Social work and gerontological literature for the most part have omitted Haniet Tubman's role as a houser of the aged.
- (informal) A house music track.
- 1999, Billboard, volume 111, number 29, page 29:
- "The Disco" is a sweet and summery horn-fueled gem, while "Sweet Music" is a gospel-infused peak houser that we'd love to hear alongside Bohannon's disco stomper "Let's Start The Dance."
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Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫserъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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