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hurler

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English

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Etymology

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    From hurl + -er.

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    Noun

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    hurler (plural hurlers)

    1. Agent noun of hurl; someone who hurls or throws.
    2. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
    3. (hurling) Someone who participates in the sport of hurling.

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    French

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old French hurler, from Vulgar Latin ūrulāre, from Latin ululāre, from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root. Doublet of hululer. The h- might be due to influence by Frankish *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną; compare English howl.

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    Verb

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    hurler

    1. to shout, to yell
      Synonym: crier
    2. to howl

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    Old French

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    Etymology

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    From Vulgar Latin ūrulāre, from Latin ululāre.

    Verb

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    hurler

    1. to shout, to yell

    Descendants

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    • French: hurler