prowler

English

Etymology

prowl +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraʊlə(r)/
• Rhymes: -aʊlə(r)

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.

References

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