houwer
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch houwere. Equivalent to houwen + -er.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithouwer m (plural houwers, diminutive houwertje n)
- Someone who chops, in particular a lumberjack or a sculptor.
- (mining) A hewer, a pickman.
- A tusk of a wild boar.
- (now Suriname) A machete (blade weapon).
- (obsolete) Any blade weapon.
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