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getter

Syllables: get·terUK/ˈɡɛtə/US/ˈɡɛtə(ɹ)/

getter noun: one who, or that which, gets.

Noun

getter (plural getters)

  1. One who, or that which, gets.
    • Many times things would open in him to admiration, showing to rich men and the eager getters of this world, the danger they were in of hurting themselves, by hindering their growth in the truth.1838, William Evans, Thomas Evans, The Friends' Library
    • Laird won a four-year city council term and was the top vote-getter in the 1981 election, which for the first time seated a progressive city council and a socialist mayor.1983 December 10, Scott Brookie, “Santa Cruz Elects A Gay Mayor”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 3
  2. (object-oriented programming) A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.
    • A proper getter must return the type of its attribute.2002, James Steven Perry, chapter 2, in Java Management Extensions, →ISBN, page 47
  3. A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.
    • Titanium has become the preferred getter for general vacuum-pumping applications because of its relatively high vapor pressure characteristic and its broad spectrum chemical reactivity.1979, G. L. Weissler, Robert Warner Carlson, chapter 5, in Vacuum Physics and Technology, →ISBN, pages 194–195
  4. (historical) A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.

Verb

getter (third-person singular simple present getters, present participle gettering, simple past and past participle gettered)

  1. (transitive) To remove gas by sorption, using a getter.
    • Many reactive metals rapidly pump large quantities of active gases because they getter (react with) the gases.2003, John F. O'Hanlon, chapter 14, in A Users Guide to Vacuum Technology, →ISBN, page 247
    Synonyms:
    get

Proper noun capitalized: Getter

Getter (plural Getters)

  1. A surname from German.

getter meaning in Tamil

getter in Tamil

பற்றி, வாயு அகற்றி, வளிமநீக்கி

Synonyms of getter

Forms of getter

Noun
pluralgetters
Verb
third-person singular presentgetters
present participlegettering
past participlegettered
pastgettered
Proper noun
pluralGetters

Plural of getter: getters

Origin of getter

From get + -er.

From the noun

Probably an altered spelling of German Götter.

Words formed from getter

Words that rhyme with getter

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Questions about getter

What does getter mean?
Getter means one who, or that which, gets.
What is getter in Tamil?
Getter in Tamil is பற்றி, வாயு அகற்றி, வளிமநீக்கி. See Getter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is getter?
Getter can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce getter?
Getter is pronounced /ˈɡɛtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of getter?
The plural of getter is getters.

Words near getter in the dictionary

  1. getted
  2. Gettel
  3. Gettels
  4. Gettemeier
  5. getten
  6. getter
  7. getter-up
  8. gettered
  9. gettering
  10. getterings
  11. getters

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