growler

Definition

A person, creature or thing that growls.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "He had evidently studied the driver of a London growler, and produced a good sound readable type of man."
• "The ordinary London growler is considerably less wide than a gentleman's brougham."
• "Lew pulled his socks from a jacket pocket, grabbed his own shoes, and together they proceeded to the street and into a growler, and were off."