tainter
tainter noun: someone or something that taints.
Noun
tainter (plural tainters)
- Someone or something that taints.
- This species is eaten by stock but is a powerful tainter of meat and milk and this should be considered if sheep and cattle are being run for slaughter or cows are producing milk from infested areas.2011, JH Leigh, Plants of Western New South Wales, page 322
Proper noun capitalized: Tainter
Tainter (plural Tainters)
- A surname
Forms of tainter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tainters |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tainters |
Origin of tainter
From taint + -er.
Words formed from tainter
Phrases with tainter
Questions about tainter
- What does tainter mean?
- Tainter means someone or something that taints.
- What part of speech is tainter?
- Tainter can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of tainter?
- The plural of tainter is tainters.
Words near tainter in the dictionary
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