pooter
pooter noun: a glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
Noun
pooter (plural pooters)
Verb (1)
pooter (third-person singular simple present pooters, present participle pootering, simple past and past participle pootered)
- To capture (insects) with a pooter.
Verb (2)
pooter (third-person singular simple present pooters, present participle pootering, simple past and past participle pootered)
- To move about aimlessly; to potter around.
Synonyms of pooter
Forms of pooter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pooters |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pooters |
| present participle | pootering |
| past participle | pootered |
| past | pootered |
Questions about pooter
- What does pooter mean?
- Pooter means a glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
- What part of speech is pooter?
- Pooter can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of pooter?
- The plural of pooter is pooters.
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