different between bloomer vs howler

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?blu?.m?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?m?(r)

Etymology 1

From Middle English blomer, from blome (“iron ingot”) (modern English bloom), from Old English bl?ma.

Noun

bloomer (plural bloomers)

1. An ironworker.

See also

• Blumer, Bloomer

Etymology 2

bloom +? -er.

Noun

bloomer (plural bloomers)

1. (dated, informal, US) A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:error
2. A circular loaf of white bread.
3. A blooming flower.
4. One who blooms, matures, or develops.

   She was a late bloomer.

Etymology 3

Bloom +? -er, from the surname of the American woman who sought to introduce this style of dress.

Noun

bloomer (plural bloomers)

1. (historical) A costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
2. (historical) A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.

Derived terms

• bloomers

Anagrams

• rebloom

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blu.mœ?/

Etymology

From the word bloomers.

Noun

bloomer m (plural bloomers)

1. bloomers

English

Etymology

howl +? -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ha?l?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?l?/
• Rhymes: -a?l?(?)
• Hyphenation: howl?er

Noun

howler (plural howlers)

1. That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
2. (historical) A person hired to howl at a funeral.
3. (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
   • 1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402:

     Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.

   • 2009, Tom Burton, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 78:

     A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed.

4. (slang) A hilarious joke.
5. (slang) A bitterly cold day.
6. (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.

   Coordinate term: hunter

   • 2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures (page 121)

     Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]

   • 2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities

     Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.

7. (sometimes figuratively) A heavy fall.
8. (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).

   Our hansom came a howler.

9. (slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
10. (slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
11. (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.

Derived terms

• calamity howler

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Wohler, wholer