houser

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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.
  2. (informal) A house music track.
    • 1999, Billboard, volume 111, number 29, page 29:
      "The Disco" is a sweet and summery horn-fueled gem, while "Sweet Music" is a gospel-infused peak houser that we'd love to hear alongside Bohannon's disco stomper "Let's Start The Dance."

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫserъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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houser m anim

  1. gander (male goose)
  2. (pathology) low back pain, lumbago
    Synonyms: hexenšus, ischias, lumbago

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Further reading

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  • houser”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • houser”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • houser”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)