BAWLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bawler mean? 

• BAWLER (noun)
  The noun BAWLER has 2 senses:

1. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

2. a loud weeper

  Familiarity information: BAWLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAWLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bawler; bellower; roarer; screamer; screecher; shouter; yeller

Hypernyms ("bawler" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bawler"):

crier (a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells)

Derivation:

bawl (make a raucous noise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A loud weeper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

their new baby is a real bawler

Hypernyms ("bawler" is a kind of...):

crier; weeper (a person who weeps)

Derivation:

bawl (cry loudly)