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
- (Scotland) To talk foolishly; to chatter.
- (UK, Scotland, Northern England) The cereal grain of cultivated oats (Avena sativa).
- (UK, Scotland, Northern England, now rare) The plant or the grain of common wild oats (Avena fatua).
- One who has something (in various senses).
- (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
- havers
- havering
- havered
- haverim
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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