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jowter¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Of unknown origin. The alternative form jouster shows addition of the -ster suffix. Compare later jolter (“hawker, peddlar”).

noun jowters · jouster

  1. archaic A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van. fish drivers , whom we call jowters

jowter²

  • /ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Variant of chowter.

verb jowters · jowtering · jowtered

  1. UK, dialectal To grumble, growl, snarl.

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"jowter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jowter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jowter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jowter

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"jowter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jowter.

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@misc{jowter_2026,
  title = {jowter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jowter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}