name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Hiller
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rhymes with -ɪlə(ɹ)
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UK: /ˈhɪlə(ɹ)/
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UK: [ˈhɪlə(ɹ)]
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US: /ˈhɪlɚ/
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US: [ˈhɪɫlɚ]
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CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A poor rural person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Appalachia, derogatory
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History
Etymology
From hill + -er, given to people who lived by a hill.
From hill + -er.
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