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/ˈhɒvələ(ɹ)/ · noun
(UK, dialect) One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman..
How it was that the fishermen, and hovellers, and smugglers got an inkling of what we were about, I don't know.
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Hoveller means (UK, dialect) One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How it was that the fishermen, and hovellers, and smugglers got an inkling of what we were about, I don't know.
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