harder
USHAR-dur/ˈhɑɹdɚ/HAH-duh/hɑːdə/
- 1Comparative of hard. Use it to say one thing is more solid or more difficult than another.
This puzzle is much harder than the last one.
The ground gets harder when the weather turns cold.
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- 2Alternative spelling of haarder, a kind of sea fish. Both spellings name the same fish.
The fishermen hauled in a net full of harder at dawn.
We grilled fresh harder over the coals on the beach.
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Origins
Meaning 1
From the word "hard" plus the ending "-er".
Meaning 2
From the Afrikaans word "haarder", meaning "mullet".