Jowler

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or animal characterized by having prominent cheeks or jowls; a piece of meat taken from the cheek of an animal, often cured or smoked; an affectionate or somewhat teasing term for someone with noticeable facial flesh
2. Someone or something noted for fleshy lower cheeks; the cheek portion of a pig or similar animal, commonly used in cooking; informally, a playful label for a person with sagging cheeks
3. An individual distinguished by heavy or sagging cheeks; a cut of meat originating from the cheek area of livestock, used in various culinary dishes; colloquially, a name given to a person with distinct jowl features

Etymology: "Jowler" is simply "jowl" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, so it names something or someone associated with jowls. The base word "jowl" goes back to Old English "ceafl," meaning jaw or cheek, and its sense shifted over time from the jaw itself to the fleshy part hanging beneath it. That shift explains the two meanings the word has picked up. The cheek portion of a pig, prized as a cut in cooking, follows naturally from the animal's fleshy jowls. The playful use for a person with sagging cheeks extends the same idea to human faces, usually with a teasing tone.

Synonyms: dog, hound, canine, cur, mutt