different between hurter vs hurler

English

Etymology

hurt +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??(?)t?(?)/

Noun

hurter (plural hurters)

1. One who hurts or does harm.

   • I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.

2. A beam on a gun-platform that prevents damage from the wheels of a gun-carriage

Old French

Etymology

Frankish *hurton, from Proto-Germanic *hr?tan?, *hreutan? (“to fall, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to fall, beat, smash, strike, break”).

Verb

hurter

1. to crash into; to clatter into

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: heurter

Further reading

• “heurter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

hurl +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

hurler (plural hurlers)

1. Agent noun of hurl; someone who hurls or throws.
2. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
3. (hurling) Someone who participates in the sport of hurling.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French hurler, from Vulgar Latin ?rul?re, from Latin ulul?re, from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root. Doublet of hululer. The h- might be due to influence by Frankish *h?wil?n, from Proto-Germanic *h?wil?n?; compare English howl.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /y?.le/

Verb

hurler

1. to shout, to yell

   Synonym: crier

2. to howl

Conjugation

Derived terms

• hurlement

Further reading

• “hurler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).