heller
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈhɛlər/
- Archaic
:
alborotador
- Real little heller.
Examples
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As soon as the heller entered the room, everyone knew it would be a night filled with mischief.
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All right, hellers, You guys want free French fries?
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Listening to Obama at a press conference is like reading a Joseph Heller novel.
Blog text (19) -
Ten Heller!
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Jim was known as the local heller, always causing trouble with his wild antics.
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At the party, the young men turned into a group of hellers, playing pranks on everyone.
Synonyms
68
7.0
A person, often a child, who plays tricks and causes trouble
54
3.5
A person, often a child, who acts in a playful, naughty way
7
4.0
A person who makes a lot of noise and causes trouble in a group
4
9.5
A child or young person who is noisy and badly behaved
4
9.9
A person who plays tricks and causes small trouble
2
6.0
A person who causes small trouble by playing tricks or starting gossip
1
9.6
A young person who is playful, noisy, and often breaks rules
How Rowdy
- Offensive
37
6.3
- Offensive
69
4.1
- Archaic
1
9.9
- Offensive
4
9.5
- Informal
54
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heller meaning a rowdy person is a helpful way to remember the idea by linking it to the word hell and the phrase hell-raiser, both showing 'trouble' or wild behaviour, so a heller is someone who makes a lot of noise or causes trouble.