yowler

[ you-ler ]

/ ˈyaʊ lər /

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noun

a person who yowls; a howler.

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Origin of yowler

yowl + -er¹

Words nearby yowler

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How to use yowler in a sentence

Peter isn't much given to hate, but he does hate Yowler the Bob-cat.
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That stealthy form could be but one person—Yowler the Bob-cat.
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Yowler hides beside one of Peter's favorite little paths, and there he waits patiently for unsuspecting Peter to come along.
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It is partly because of his fear of Yowler, but it is still more because he feels that Yowler is not fair in his hunting.
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He waits and watches much as Black Pussy, who is a cousin of Yowler, waits and watches at a mousehole.
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