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getter-up

Syllables: get·ter-upUK/ˌɡɛtəˈʌp/US/ˌɡɛtɚˈʌp/

getter-up noun: one who organises, sets up or arranges for anything.

Noun

getter-up (plural getters-up)

  1. (colloquial) One who organises, sets up or arranges for anything.
    • After considering him attentively, I recongised in him a diligent getter up of miscellaneous works, that bustled off well with the trade.1819 July 31, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “The Art of Book Making”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number II, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […]...

Forms of getter-up

pluralgetters-up

Questions about getter-up

What does getter-up mean?
Getter-up means one who organises, sets up or arranges for anything.
What part of speech is getter-up?
Getter-up is a noun.
How do you pronounce getter-up?
Getter-up is pronounced /ˌɡɛtəˈʌp/ (UK).
What is the plural of getter-up?
The plural of getter-up is getters-up.

Words near getter-up in the dictionary

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

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