jowter

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/ === Etymology 1 === Of unknown origin. The alternative form jouster shows addition of the -ster suffix. Compare later jolter (“hawker, peddlar”). ==== Alternative forms ==== jouster ==== Noun ==== jowter (plural jowters) (archaic) A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van. === Etymology 2 === Variant of chowter. ==== Verb ==== jowter (third-person singular simple present jowters, present participle jowtering, simple past and past participle jowtered) (UK, dialectal) To grumble, growl, snarl. === References === “jowter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === wotjer