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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From mauwen (“to meow”, variant of miauwen) + -er.
Noun
mauwer m (plural mauwers, diminutive mauwertje n)
- a meower, usually a cat
2000 March 1, Smurfje© (Petra), “Asielkat”, in nl.huisdier.algemeen (Usenet):Afijn, ik heb hier al zo'n zeur van een mauwer rond lopen, en een tweede hoef ik niet.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2003 October 16, Aagje, “ben jij vanavond de Bob?”, in nl.humor (Usenet):
2003 December 20, anne, “Zucht”, in nl.huisdier.algemeen (Usenet):
2010 April 21, “Dier in het Vizier. Lieve bitch zoekt actief baasje”, in De Faam, volume 111, number 16, page 4:Ik keek alleen maar recht voor me uit, naar zo'n mauwer in zijn hok voor me.- I was only looking straight in front of me, to a meower in its cage in front of me.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
mauwer n (plural mauwers)
- Dated form of malder.