ower

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Northumbria/aʊæ/

noun

A person who owes something, especially money.

“Get ower thor noo!”

OriginMiddle English owere →
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Meanings

ower1

nounower (plural owers)

plural owers

  1. A person who owes something, especially money.

ower2

preposition
  1. Geordieover

    Get ower thor noo!

adverbower (not comparable)
  1. Geordienot comparableover

    She's ower canny hor, like

adjectiveower (not comparable)
  1. Geordienot comparableoverly, too

    Thats ower much that!

Ower3

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Copythorne parish and Netley Marsh parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3216).
  2. A small hamlet near Calshot, Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4701).

Origin

ower · noun

  1. Middle Englishowere
  2. Englishower

From Middle English owere, oȝere, awer, equivalent to owe + -er.

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ower · preposition, adverb, adjective

  1. Middle Englishower
  2. Englishower

From Middle English ower, a variant of Middle English over. Compare Scots ower (“over”), English o'er (“over”). More at over.

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Translations

Finnish velallinen
  • velallinenperson who owes money
Russian должни́к
  • должни́к (dolžník)person who owes money

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RoweWroewero
Cite this entry
APA

ower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ower

MLA

“ower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ower. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ower,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ower.

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