What's the difference between growler and prowler?

Growler


Definition:

  • (n.) One who growls.
  • (n.) The large-mouthed black bass.
  • (n.) A four-wheeled cab.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest An EA-18G Growler launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf.
  • (2) Grabbing a “growler to go” (a large glass bottle filled with my choice of ale), I wander down the road to Doan’s , one of East Van’s latest openings.
  • (3) Above its heavy breathing, all you can hear in this wilderness is the drip-drip of melting ice and a crash as icebergs cleave into even smaller lumps, called growlers.

Prowler


Definition:

  • (n.) One that prowls.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In Chickamauga, Georgia a 34-year-old man heard a prowler outside and rather than wait for police, he went outside with his .40 caliber handgun and fired four shots at the silhouette of a man behind his house.
  • (2) Its main drag, Brewer Street to Old Compton Street, still boasts a few sex shops, such as Prowler, and bars like the iconic G-A-Y, not to mention a number of cafes that double as cruising grounds.

Words possibly related to "growler"

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