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putter-on

putter-on noun: an instigator.

Noun

putter-on (plural putters-on)

  1. (obsolete) An instigator.
    • You are abused, and by some putter-onc. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. Someone who puts something on
    • I'm a server of food and a putter-on of pants2022, Albert Glinsky, Switched on: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution

Forms of putter-on

pluralputters-on

Questions about putter-on

What does putter-on mean?
Putter-on means an instigator.
What part of speech is putter-on?
Putter-on is a noun.
What is the plural of putter-on?
The plural of putter-on is putters-on.

Words near putter-on in the dictionary

  1. Puttenham
  2. putter
  3. putter about
  4. putter around
  5. putter up
  6. putter-on
  7. puttered
  8. puttered about
  9. puttered around
  10. putterer
  11. putterers

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