See Also: Howler(medicine)
howler(dictionary)
howler(dictionary)
howler monkey(encyclopedia)

howler (iou)



howler noun. E19.
[from HOWL verb + -ER1.]
More fully howler monkey. Any of several S. American cebid monkeys constituting the genus Alouatta, which have long prehensile tails and make loud howling noises. E19.
A person hired to cry or wail at a funeral or a person's death-bed. Now rare. M19.
A glaring blunder. colloq. L19.
E. Jong Herr Hummel..spoke English well, but he made occasional howlers.