vetter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɛtɚ/ (General-American)
- /-ɾɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈvɛtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English vet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English vetter From vet + -er.
Meanings
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of vet: one who vets.
form of vet
Mr. Marwan, the excited vetters discovered, was married to a daughter of Egypt’s president, Gamal Abdel Nasser."
2007 April 10, “Who Killed Ashraf Marwan?”, in The New York Times, retrieved 18 Sep 2015:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vetters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |