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Waller vs Wailer - What's the difference?

waller | wailer |

As nouns the difference between waller and wailer

is that waller is one who builds walls while wailer is one who wails or laments.

As a verb waller

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a proper noun Waller

is {{surname}.

waller

English

Etymology 1

wall + -er

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who builds walls.

    • Etymology 2

    From wallow'' or wallower .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The place where animals make their bed.
  • The wels catfish.
    • Derived terms
    * hog waller, hogwaller

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • References

    * * ' waller, ''Cassell's Dictionary of Slang , by Jonathon Green, 2nd edition, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.: 2005, ISBN 0304366366. * ' waller', Gratitude for Shoes: Growing Up Poor in the Smokies , by Cleo Hicks Williams, iUniverse, 2005 ISBN 0595356826

    wailer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who wails or laments.
  • A hired (professional) mourner.

    • Synonyms

    * (hired mourner) moirologist (rare)

    Anagrams

    * English terms with homophones