Joseph heller


[hel-er] /ˈhɛl ər/

noun
1.
Joseph, 1923–99, U.S. novelist.
/ˈhɛlə/
noun (pl) -ler
1.
a monetary unit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, worth one hundredth of a koruna
2.
any of various old German or Austrian coins of low denomination
/ˈhɛlə/
noun
1.
another word for hellion
/ˈhɛlə/
noun
1.
Joseph. 1923–99, US novelist. His works include Catch 22 (1961), God Knows (1984), Picture This (1988), and Closing Time (1994)
n.

former small coin of Austria and Germany, 1570s, from German Heller, from Middle High German haller, short for haller pfennic “penny coined in Hall” in Swabia (cf. dollar).

noun

An energetic and aggressive person, esp one who is mischievous and menacing: He was quite a heller when young (1895+ Students)

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