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hol⋅ler

1  [hol-er]
Use holler in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
–verb (used with object)
2. to shout or yell (something): He hollered insults back into the saloon.
–noun
3. a loud cry used to express pain or surprise, to attract attention, to call for help, etc.
Origin:
1690–1700, Americanism; var. of holla (see hallo )

hol⋅ler

2  [hol-er]
–noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
a hollow.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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hol·ler 1   (hŏl'ər)   
v.   hol·lered, hol·ler·ing, hol·lers

v.   intr.

  1. To yell or shout.

  2. Informal To complain.

v.   tr.
To shout out (words or phrases). See Synonyms at shout.
n.  

  1. A yell or shout; a call.

  2. Informal A complaint or gripe.


[From obsolete hollo, hail!, stop!; see hello.]
hol·ler 2   (hŏl'ər)   
adj.   , v. & n. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S.
Variant of hollow.
One feature of Upper Southern English and specifically of Appalachian English is its pronunciation of the final unstressed syllable in words such as hollow, window, and potato as (ər). Holler, winder, and tater are merely variant pronunciations reflected in spelling. As a noun, holler has the specific meaning in the Appalachians of "a small valley between mountains": They live up in the holler underneath Big Bald Mountain.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

holler 
1699, Amer.Eng., var. of hollo (1542) "to shout," especially "to call to the hounds in hunting," related to hello. As a style of singing (originally Southern U.S.), first recorded 1936.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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