Associations to the word «Heller»

Wiktionary

HELLER, noun. (historical) A 13th century coin equivalent to half a pfennig, no longer used
HELLER, noun. A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna.
HELLER MYOTOMIES, noun. Plural of Heller myotomy
HELLER MYOTOMY, noun. A surgical procedure, used to treat achalasia, in which the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach.

Dictionary definition

HELLER, noun. 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
HELLER, noun. 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic.
HELLER, noun. 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).
HELLER, noun. A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats