houwer

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch houwere. Equivalent to houwen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ər/ Hyphenation: hou‧wer Rhymes: -ɑu̯ər === Noun === houwer m (plural houwers, diminutive houwertje n) someone who chops, in particular a lumberjack or a sculptor (mining) a hewer, a pickman a tusk of a wild boar (now Suriname) a machete (blade weapon) (obsolete) any blade weapon ==== Descendants ==== Berbice Creole Dutch: hauru Negerhollands: houwer → Lokono: hauro → Aukan: how → Papiamentu: houru, houwer → Sranan Tongo: owru