ər noun Informal.
a noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.
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noun, plural hel·lers, hel·ler.
1.
a former coin of various German states, usually equal to half a pfennig.
2.
a former bronze coin of Austria, the 100th part of a korona.
3.
haler ( def 2 ).
Origin:
1565–75; < German, Middle High German haller, heller, after Schwäbisch Hall Swabian town where they were orig. minted; see -er1
1565–75; < German, Middle High German haller, heller, after Schwäbisch Hall Swabian town where they were orig. minted; see -er1
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Heller
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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heller1 (ˈhɛlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ler | |
| 1. | a monetary unit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, worth one hundredth of a koruna |
| 2. | any of various old German or Austrian coins of low denomination |
| [from German haller a silver coin, after Hall, town in Swabia where the coins were minted] | |
| heller2 (ˈhɛlə) | |
| —n | |
| another word for hellion | |
| Heller (ˈhɛlə) | |
| —n | |
| Joseph. 1923--99, US novelist. His works include Catch 22 (1961), God Knows (1984), Picture This (1988), and Closing Time (1994) | |
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heller definitionand hell raiser
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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