haler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of haler
First recorded in 1930–35; from Czech haléř, from Middle High German haller, variant of heller; see origin at heller 2
Example Sentences
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Army is haler & healthier than any army has ever been in any war.
From Time Magazine Archive
He still hadn’t gone back to work, but I thought he never looked haler or heartier, or neater or spiffier.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Then he addressed the other ancient witness, who looked even haler than his companion.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
"And you—well, you look just the same as ever; only fuller and haler."
From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"Fancy, indeed, sir; why, I never saw you looking haler."
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 394, October 17, 1829 by Various
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