ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Haver

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈheɪvə/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Haver is a verb meaning (British) To hem and haw.

Meaning

(British) To hem and haw.

More Meanings

  1. (Scotland) To talk foolishly; to chatter.
  2. (UK, Scotland, Northern England) The cereal grain of cultivated oats (Avena sativa).
  3. (UK, Scotland, Northern England, now rare) The plant or the grain of common wild oats (Avena fatua).
  4. One who has something (in various senses).
  5. (law, Scotland) The person who has custody of a document.

Example Sentences

To business, and no more havers.
And if I haver, Yeah I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna be the man Who’s haverin' to you.
She havers on about her "faither" and "mirra" and the "wee wean," her child, and "hoo i wiz glaiket but bonny forby."
This didn't seem at all unlikely, but when I none the less havered, he insisted that his 'Egyptian fortune-teller' had confirmed it.

Word Forms

Synonyms for haver

Depending on context, synonyms include holder, possessor, babble, maunder.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sic, hawm, haffle, hench, haw-haw, hile.

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