huer

H4U1E1R1

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounhuer (plural huers)

plural huers

  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

    1900, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts, Prisoners of War

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
balker

Origin

From hue + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HureUherRuheerhuRhue
Cite this entry
APA

huer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huer

MLA

“huer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huer.

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