jetter
/ˈd͡ʒɛtə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
noun
A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.
noun
An animal, such as a squid or jellyfish, that moves by jet propulsion. (Often used to distinguish it from similar animals with a different method of locomotion.)
noun
One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.
noun
A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.
adj
comparative form of jet: more jet
Example Sentences
- "So helpe me God , so were ye better ; What shulde a begger be a jetter?"
- "A late fifteenth-century reference to 'the jetters of the Inns of Court' anticipates the exclusive association of jetting with young men, as the word jet appears frequently in late sixteenth-century satires of city gallants who are described as 'jetters.'"
- "'Be not too confident.' 'Faith, I am not. Should a begger be a jetter? And yet—'"
- "Many machines incorporate a mechanical or ultrasonic ' fobber ' or a jetter, using either beer or water , which induces beer in the filled bottle to rise as foam or fob and displace air in the space above the beer."
- "The medium-volume jetter has separate high pressure hoses for large and small diameter drains."
- "Occasionally problems do occur, such as when a wash jetter becomes blocked and so part of the tank is not cleaned."
Etymology
From jet + -er.