belter
UK/ˈbɛltə/US/ˈbɛltɚ/
belter noun: a maker or worker of belts. Also the alternative spelling of belta.
Noun (1)
belter (plural belters)
- A maker or worker of belts.
Noun (2)
belter (plural belters)
- Anything that is particularly good of its class.
- When the second goal came, it was a belter - Fabregas launching an inch-perfect ball over the top for Van Persie to volley in without breaking stride.2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC
- A very good-looking person.
Noun (3)
belter (plural belters)
- One who sings forcefully.
- One who uses the specific vocal technique of belting.
- A song suitable for forceful singing.
Noun (4)
belter (plural belters)
- A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt.
- The Belters watched like men mesmerized. They were spacemen, and used to strange sights, but they would never again see anything as strange as a world burning.1965 March, Larry Niven, World of Ptavvs
Noun (5) capitalized: Belter
Belter (plural Belters)
- An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter.
- You noticed a habit of mine once. I never make gestures. All Belters have that trait. It's because on a small mining ship you could hit something waving your arms around.1966 February, Larry Niven, “The Warriors”, in If, volume 16, number 2 (#99 overall), page 152
- Earth and Mars have been stepping on the necks of the Belters out here for over 100 years and I didn't want to be the boot.2015 December 22, Remembering the Cant (The Expanse), season 1, episode 3, spoken by Jim Holden (Steven Strait)
Proper noun capitalized: Belter
Belter
- Ellipsis of Belter Creole.
- To communicate, they evolve a creole called Belter, which becomes the lingua franca for what is essentially the solar system’s new proletariat. […] The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other...2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2021
Also used as
belter is also the alternative spelling of belta.
Forms of belter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | belters |
| plural | Belters |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more belter |
| superlative | most belter |
Origin of belter
From Middle English beltere, equivalent to belt + -er.
From belt (“hit”) + -er (agent noun suffix).
From belt (“sing forcefully”) + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Compare West Frisian balter (“screamer, shouter”).
Words formed from belter
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Words that rhyme with belter
Questions about belter
- What does belter mean?
- Belter means a maker or worker of belts.
- What part of speech is belter?
- Belter can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce belter?
- Belter is pronounced /ˈbɛltə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of belter?
- The plural of belter is belters.
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