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billeter

billeter noun: one who billets (lodges a soldier).

Noun

billeter (plural billeters)

  1. One who billets (lodges a soldier).
    • […] soldiers complain of being billeted in the houses of such poor people as are not able to provide for them; and the billeters complain that the soldier is not content with the provision made for him, […]1858, Great Britain. Public Record Office, Calendar of State Papers: Domestic Series, page 561

Forms of billeter

pluralbilleters

Origin of billeter

From billet + -er.

Questions about billeter

What does billeter mean?
Billeter means one who billets (lodges a soldier).
What part of speech is billeter?
Billeter is a noun.
What is the plural of billeter?
The plural of billeter is billeters.

Words near billeter in the dictionary

  1. billet-masters
  2. billetable
  3. billeted
  4. billetee
  5. billetees
  6. billeter
  7. billeters
  8. billethead
  9. billetheads
  10. billeting
  11. billetings

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