growler

growl·er  (groulr)

n.

1. One, such as a dog, that growls.

2. A small iceberg.

3. Informal A container, such as a pail or pitcher, that is used for carrying beer.

4. Electricity An electromagnetic device with two poles, used for magnetizing, demagnetizing, and finding short-circuited coils.

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growler [ˈgraʊlə]

n

1. a person, animal, or thing that growls

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit slang, obsolete a four-wheeled hansom cab

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Canadian a small iceberg that has broken off from a larger iceberg or from a glacier, often hazardous to shipping

4. US slang any container, such as a can, for draught beer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	growler - a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
	2.	growler - a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping berg, iceberg - a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier