waller

See also: Waller

English

Etymology 1

wall +‎ -er

Noun

waller (plural wallers)

1. One who builds walls.

Etymology 2

From wallow or wallower.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒlə(r)
• Rhymes: -ɒlə(ɹ)

Noun

waller (plural wallers)

1. The place where animals make their bed.

Derived terms

• hog waller, hogwaller

Verb

waller (third-person singular simple present wallers, present participle wallering, simple past and past participle wallered)

1. Eye dialect spelling of wallow.

Etymology 3

Noun

waller (plural wallers)

1. The wels catfish.

References

• “waller”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• 'waller, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, by Jonathon Green, 2nd edition, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.: 2005, →ISBN.
• 'waller', Gratitude for Shoes: Growing Up Poor in the Smokies, by Cleo Hicks Williams, iUniverse, 2005 →ISBN

Anagrams

• Lawler