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heller

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hell·er  (hlr)
n.
A person who behaves recklessly or wildly.
[From hell.]
Heller [ˈhɛlə]
n
(Biographies / Heller, Joseph (1923-1999) M, US, WRITING: novelist) Joseph. 1923-99, US novelist. His works include Catch 22 (1961), God Knows (1984), Picture This (1988), and Closing Time (1994)
heller1
n pl -ler
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a monetary unit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, worth one hundredth of a koruna
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) any of various old German or Austrian coins of low denomination
[from German haller a silver coin, after Hall, town in Swabia where the coins were minted]
heller2
n
another word for hellion
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Noun1.hellerheller - 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia  
haler
koruna - the basic unit of money in Czech Republic
Slovakian monetary unit - monetary unit in Slovakia
2.heller - 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic
haler
Czech monetary unit - monetary unit in Czech Republic
koruna - the basic unit of money in Czech Republic
3.Heller - United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)
Joseph Heller
4.heller - a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
hellion, devil
bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


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S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: It's the scorching summer of 2001 in New York City, and 16-year-old Heller is working as a messenger for a company named Soft Tidings, zooming all over Manhattan at top speed on his bike and delivering news with "a personal touch.
Dorfman, Ariel & Joaquin. Burning city by Rohrlick, Paula / Kliatt
Ultimately, Heller surrendered to deputies, who found a loaded .
EX-CON ARRESTED AFTER GUN IS FOUND MAN SURRENDERS, LETS DAUGHTERS GO by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It was pure choreography, instant ballet, and before even one motorist or pedestrian had the chance to admire it all, Heller was already eastbound on Twelfth Street.
Ariel Dorfman and Joaquin Dorfman: Burning City by Adams, Lauren / The Horn Book Magazine
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