HELLER


Meaning of HELLER in English

heller 1

/hel"euhr/ , n. Informal.

a noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.

[ 1890-95, Amer.; short for HELL-RAISER ]

heller 2

/hel"euhr/ , n. , pl. hellers, heller .

1. a former coin of various German states, usually equal to half a pfennig.

2. a former bronze coin of Austria, the 100th part of a korona.

3. haler (def. 2).

[ 1565-75; haller, heller, after Schwäbisch Hall Swabian town where they were orig. minted; see -ER 1 ]

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