See Also: rouser(dictionary)

rouser (iou)



rouser noun. E17.
[from ROUSE verb1 + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which rouses someone or something; spec. an instrument used for stirring beer in brewing. E17.
W. C. Williams He was a grand rouser of a child's imagination.
b. A person or thing remarkable in some respect; an outrageous lie. colloq. E19.
A loud noise; a noisy person or thing. M18.
= ROUSEABOUT noun 2a. Austral. L19.