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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOwler
/ˈaʊ.lər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who unlawfully smuggles wool or sheep out of England or Ireland, historically operating under cover of night.
"The authorities cracked down on local owlers operating along the isolated coastline." - 2
A person who stays up late at night or is active during the night hours; a night owl.
"He was a notorious owler, preferring to write his novels in the deep silence of the midnight hours."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, formed as an agent noun from 'owl' (Old English 'ūle'), historically used in the 17th and 18th centuries in England. It originally referred specifically to one who engaged in 'owling', the clandestine smuggling of wool or sheep out of the country contrary to law, often conducted at night.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Owler" is said worldwide
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contrebandier de laine
Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃.dje də lɛn
"Les contrebandiers de laine opéraient secrètement la nuit."
Wollschmuggler
Transliteration: ˈvɔlˌʃmʊɡlɐ
"Der Wollschmuggler wurde im Schutz der Dunkelheit gefasst."
contrabbandiere di lana
Transliteration: kontrabbanˈdjɛːre di ˈlana
"Il contrabbandiere di lana attraversava il confine di notte."
contrabandista de lana
Transliteration: kontɾaβanˈdista de ˈlana
"El contrabandista de lana evitaba a la guardia costera."
contrabandista de lã
Transliteration: kõtɾɐbɐ̃ˈdiʃtɐ dɨ lɐ̃
"O contrabandista de lã operava sob a luz da lua."
ऊन तस्कर
Transliteration: ūn taskar
"रात के समय ऊन तस्कर सक्रिय हो जाते थे।"
走私羊毛者
Transliteration: zǒu sī yáng máo zhě
"历史上走私羊毛者经常在夜间行动。"
양모 밀수꾼
Transliteration: yangmo mil-suk-kkun
"그 양모 밀수꾼은 밤을 틈타 활동했다."
羊毛密売人
Transliteration: yōmō mitsubainin
"夜間に活動する羊毛密売人が摘発された。"
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