growler
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growl·er
(grou'lər) 
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- One, such as a dog, that growls.
- A small iceberg.
- Informal. A container, such as a pail or pitcher, that is used for carrying beer.
- Electricity. An electromagnetic device with two poles, used for magnetizing, demagnetizing, and finding short-circuited coils.
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growler
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- A person who habitually complains or grumbles: complainer, crab, faultfinder, grouch, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, whiner. Informal crank, griper, grouser. Slang bellyacher, sorehead, sourpuss. See happy/unhappy.
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Growler
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Growler may refer to:
- Growler (electrical device), for testing electric motors.
- Growler (calypsonian), pseudonym of singer Errol Duke.
- Growler (vehicle), an internally transportable vehicle, or a horse-drawn carriage known as a Clarence (carriage).
- EA-18 Growler, a jet fighter.
- USS Growler, one of four ships.
- Officer Growler, a character from The Getalong Gang animated TV series.
Growler may also be:
- A sound-powered telephone used on US Navy ships.
- A house robot in Robot Wars.
- A character type in David Weber's Honorverse.
- A size of iceberg.
- A type of horse-drawn cab.
- A type of beer bottle.
- A unit type in the game VOR: The Maelstrom.
- A Yorkshire artisan pork pie.
- Slang for a hot dog.
- Slang for the act of defecating (as made popular by the TV show MXC).
- Slang for a vagina.
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Growler
Nederlands (Dutch)
brompot, kleine ijsberg, maatkan voor bier
Français (French)
n. - grognon, charrette, chope, (Élec) vibreur/grognard (pour déceler les courts-circuits), iceberg
Deutsch (German)
n. - kleiner Eisberg, Brummbär, knurrender Hund
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γκρινιάρης, μουρμούρης
Italiano (Italian)
brontolone, iceberg
Português (Portuguese)
n. - rosnador (m) (cão), resmungador (m)
Русский (Russian)
ворчун, небольшой айсберг, драндулет
Español (Spanish)
n. - pequeño iceberg o témpano, gruñón, refunfuñón
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - morrande hund, knarrig person, droska (åld.), litet isberg, ölkrus
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
咆哮的人物, 鲈类
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 咆哮的人物, 鱸類
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 으르렁거리는 사람, 잔소리꾼, 농어류의 물고기
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) المتذمر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נוהם, מילל, רוטן, מתלונן, קרחון קטן, כד של בירה
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