jowter /ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(no longer used) A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.fish drivers , whom we call jowters — 1609 verb1 •(dialect, UK) To grumble, growl, snarl. formsjowtered · jowtering · jowters