# growler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹaʊlə/ · frequency rank #54,815

## Definitions
1. A person, creature or thing that growls.
2. A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.
3. A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.
4. A kind of jug, often with a handle, used to carry beer and preserve carbonation.
5. A pork pie.
6. The vulva.
7. A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.
8. A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.

## Etymology
From growl + -er. Sense "jug" is 19th century American slang, of uncertain origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/growler