Definition of "growler" in English

noun

1. A person, creature or thing that growls.

2. (historical, slang) A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.

3. A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.

4. (informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug, often with a handle, used to carry beer and preserve carbonation.

5. (dialect, UK, Yorkshire) A pork pie.

6. (British, slang) The vulva.

7. (US, dialect) A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.

8. A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.

   • Includes voltmeters, ammeters, circuit testers, armature tester (external growler), field tester, (internal growler), coil and condenser tester, etc.