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HELLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Example:
he chased the young hellions out of his yard
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("heller" is a kind of...):
bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)
Synonyms:
Heller; Joseph Heller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 3
Meaning:
100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic
Synonyms:
haler; heller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("heller" is a kind of...):
Czech monetary unit (monetary unit in Czech Republic)
Holonyms ("heller" is a part of...):
koruna (the basic unit of money in Czech Republic)
Sense 4
Meaning:
100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia
Synonyms:
haler; heller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("heller" is a kind of...):
Slovakian monetary unit (monetary unit in Slovakia)
Holonyms ("heller" is a part of...):
koruna (the basic unit of money in Czech Republic)
