huer

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who cries out or gives an alarm, especially (Cornwall, historical, fishing) A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught.
    — For no sooner was Billy let out of the stocks than off he went to Lawyer Mennear, who was a young man then just set up in practice, and as keen for a job as a huer for pilchards

词形变化

huers plural

词源

Etymology tree
English hue
English -er
English huer
From hue + -er.
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