jowter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Of unknown origin. The alternative form jouster shows addition of the -ster suffix. Compare later jolter (“hawker, peddlar”).
Meanings
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(archaic) A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.
He lifted out the catfish and selected a small carp. They watched the needle swing. The old jowter twisted up the apron in his hands. Two and a half, he said.
1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 68:fish drivers , whom we call jowters
1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jowters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jouster | alternative | lexicographic |