HELLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Heller mean? 

• HELLER (noun)
  The noun HELLER has 4 senses:

1. 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia

2. 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic

3. United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)

4. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

  Familiarity information: HELLER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

haler; heller

Hypernyms ("heller" is a kind of...):

Slovakian monetary unit (monetary unit in Slovakia)

Holonyms ("heller" is a part of...):

koruna (the basic unit of money in Czech Republic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

haler; heller

Hypernyms ("heller" is a kind of...):

Czech monetary unit (monetary unit in Czech Republic)

Holonyms ("heller" is a part of...):

koruna (the basic unit of money in Czech Republic)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Heller; Joseph Heller

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 4

Meaning:

A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

devil; heller; hellion

Context example:

he chased the young hellions out of his yard

Hypernyms ("heller" is a kind of...):

bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)