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== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊlɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊlə/ Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Archaic variant of alder from Middle English aller. ==== Noun ==== owler (plural owlers) (Lancashire, Northern English dialectal) The alder tree. === Etymology 2 === From owl +‎ -er. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== owler (plural owlers) (dated) A smuggler of sheep or wool. ===== Related terms ===== owling === Anagrams === Lower, Worle, lower, rowel