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ferreter

ferreter noun: a person who hunts with ferrets.

Noun

ferreter (plural ferreters)

  1. A person who hunts with ferrets.
  2. One who uncovers or brings to light; one who ferrets out.
    • There are, here and there, scattered throughout the scherzo, uncouthnesses of harmony and false relationships which hypercritical ferreters-out of blemishes might perhaps carp at but which we pass by respectfully[…]1984, Charles Reid, The Music Monster, page 165

Forms of ferreter

pluralferreters

Origin of ferreter

From ferret + -er.

Questions about ferreter

What does ferreter mean?
Ferreter means a person who hunts with ferrets.
What part of speech is ferreter?
Ferreter is a noun.
What is the plural of ferreter?
The plural of ferreter is ferreters.

Words near ferreter in the dictionary

  1. ferret-legging
  2. ferreted
  3. ferreted about
  4. ferreted around
  5. ferreted out
  6. ferreter
  7. ferreters
  8. ferreting
  9. ferreting about
  10. ferreting around
  11. ferreting out

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