prowler

English

Etymology

From prowl +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹaʊlɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹaʊlə/
• Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ)

Noun

prowler (plural prowlers)

1. One who roves about for prey; one who prowls.
   • 1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days‎^[1]:

     House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.

2. A person who moves stealthily around a place with intention to commit a crime, especially burglary or theft.

Translations

one who prowls

• German: Herumtreiber (de) m
• Swedish: strykare (sv) c

References

• “prowler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.