Colloquial Variant guide

bellower

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who bellows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1794, Robert Jephson, Roman Portraits, London: G.G. and J. Robinson, lines 558-561, p. 38, Besides, the scent of mischief lur’d along (The scum of towns) a numerous noisy throng; Bellowers, unfit to govern or obey, Who little heed the cause, but love the fray;

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A town crier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roarer, bawler, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicator

Narrower terms: crier

History

Etymology

From bellow + -er.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: karjuja — one who bellows
  • Finnish: mölähtelijä — one who bellows
  • Latin: bovinātor — one who bellows