houser

See also: Houser

English

Etymology

From Middle English housere, equivalent to house +‎ -er.

Noun

houser (plural housers)

  1. One who, or that which, houses.
    • 2003, Scott Leckie, National Perspectives on Housing Rights, page 150:
      Federal aid for foster care - in effect a houser of last resort for children from troubled families - may also be legitimately described as an entitlement.
    • 2007, Charles Clemons, Funky Shrooms and Other Exquisite Delights, page 21:
      They thought they had busted a moonshiner or a houser of illegal aliens, but what was really below their feet was beyond their wildest imaginations!
    • 2013, Philip McCallion, Housing for the Elderly: Policy and Practice Issues, page 230:
      Social work and gerontological literature for the most part have omitted Haniet Tubman's role as a houser of the aged.

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Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɦou̯sɛr]
  • Rhymes: -sɛr
  • Hyphenation: hou‧ser

Noun

houser m anim

  1. gander (a male goose)
  2. lumbago

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative houser houseři
genitive housera houserů
dative houserovi, houseru houserům
accusative housera housery
vocative housere houseři
locative houserovi, houseru houserech
instrumental houserem housery

Further reading
  • houser in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • houser in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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