netter

Syllables: net·terUK/ˈnɛtə/US/ˈnɛtə(ɹ)/

netter noun: one who nets (in any sense), or who uses a net.

Noun (1)

netter (plural netters)

One who nets (in any sense), or who uses a net.
- In England and in Scotland, after centuries of experience, the netter has been so restricted in the use of the destructive engines which were formerly in use there that at the present time many of the more important rivers continue to uphold almost their original standard of fish,—thus actually...1891, Samuel Wilmot, “Salmon Fisheries of the Bay des Chaleurs”, in Part II of Supplement No. 1 to the Annual Report of the Department of Fisheries 1890, Brown Chamberlin (publisher), page 30
- The conflict between gill-netters and cast-netters has existed at least since the 1940s. The conflict is about resource allocation since gill-netters, who are only a few in number, capture much more resources with less human effort than the large majority of fishers who use cast nets.2004, Cristiana S. Seixas and Fikret Berkes, “Stakeholder Conflicts and Solutions across Political Scales: the Ibiraquera Lagoon, Brazil”, chapter eight of Leontine E. Visser (editor), Challenging...
An Internet or Usenet user.
- The vast majority of Indonesian netters use landlines, either from home or office, or from a public Internet access point.2005, David T. Hill, Krishna Sen, The Internet in Indonesia's new democracy, page 61
Synonyms:

nettie

Netter (plural Netters)

Netter (plural Netters)

Alternative letter-case form of netter (“an Internet or Usenet user”).
- As I see it, I tend to trust more folks with whom I'm somewhat familiar, which is a reason I'd *appreciate* seeing such ads by regulars here, perhaps in an AD thread? I'd enjoy buying things from folks I've come to like and respect here. I realize that an awful lot of Netters might disagree with me...1998 August 19, Mike Rael, “FOR SALE: Objectivist Audio Set”, in humanities.philosophy.objectivism (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025
- 53% of Netters between ages 19-25 have never bought online1999 February 4, Jackie Severs, “- Profile of the average internet buyer”, in alt.culture.internet (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025

Inherited from Middle English netter, nettare. By surface analysis, net + -er.

From Net + -er.

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What does netter mean?: Netter means one who nets (in any sense), or who uses a net.
What part of speech is netter?: Netter can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce netter?: Netter is pronounced /ˈnɛtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of netter?: The plural of netter is netters.

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