Hailer vs Hailed - What's the difference?
hailer | hailed |
A person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.
* 1880 , , Fellow Townsmen , ch. 1:
(hail)
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
(impersonal) Said of the weather when hail is falling.
to send or release hail
to greet; give salutation to; salute.
To name; to designate; to call.
* Milton
to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
* Shakespeare
As a noun hailer
is a person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.As a verb hailed is
(hail).hailer
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Hullo, Downe—is that you?" said the driver of the vehicle, a young man of pale and refined appearance. "Jump up here with me, and ride down to your door."
- The other turned a plump, cheery, rather self-indulgent face over his shoulder towards the hailer .
- "O, good evening, Mr. Barnet—thanks," he said.
Derived terms
* loudhailer ----hailed
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*hail
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) haile, hail, from (etyl) ). Root-cognates outside of Germanic include (etyl) .Noun
(-)Derived terms
* hailstone * hail storm / hailstorm * hail shaft / hailshaftVerb
(en verb)- They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
- The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes .
Etymology 2
The adjective hail is a variant of (from the early 13th century). The transitive verb with the meaning "to salute" is also from the 13th century. The cognate verb heal is already Old English (. Also cognate is whole, from Old English (the spelling with wh- is unetymological, introduced in the 15th century).Verb
(en verb)- And such a son as all men hailed me happy.
- He was hailed as a hero.
- Hail a taxi.
Derived terms
* hailer * hail fromInterjection
(en-intj)- Hail , brave friend.