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linters

linters is the plural of linter.

Meaning of linter

Noun (1)

linter (countable and uncountable, plural linters)

  1. The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
  2. (countable) A machine for removing these fibres.
    Synonyms:
    delinter
  3. A person or device that collects lint for use in making hats etc.

Noun (2)

linter (plural linters)

  1. A program or algorithm that performs linting.
    • A linter checks your source code for syntax and style errors.2021, Felix Zumstein, Python for Excel, page 73

Questions about linters

What is linters the plural of?
Linters is the plural of linter.

Words near linters in the dictionary

  1. lintelled
  2. lintels
  3. linter
  4. linterman
  5. lintermen
  6. linters
  7. lintfree
  8. Linth
  9. linthead
  10. lintheads
  11. Linthicum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linters (page history and authors); linter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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