Definitions

1. noun

A howker is an archaic term for a person who hunts or catches game using a howl or a horn as a signal.

“The medieval hunters were skilled howkers, able to track their prey over vast distances.”

2. verb

To howk or howker something means to hunt or catch game using a howl or a horn as a signal.

“The villagers would howker the deer in the nearby woods, using their loud whistles to scare them out.”