getter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that gets.
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any substance introduced into a partial vacuum, as the interior of a vacuum tube or an incandescent lamp, to combine chemically with the residual gas in order to increase the vacuum.
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Chiefly Canadian. poisoned bait used to exterminate wolves, gophers, and other pests from farm areas.
noun
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a person or thing that gets
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a substance, usually a metal such as titanium, evaporated onto the walls of a vacuum tube, vessel, etc, to adsorb the residual gas and lower the pressure
verb
Etymology
Origin of getter
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at get, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Bass was the top vote getter in the June 2 primary election, securing 34% of the vote, compared to 29% for Raman and about 26% for reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Law and Justice was the biggest vote getter among the parties that ran in national election on Oct.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
The warehouse full of pandemic supplies and equipment may never be of benefit to the residents of the town or people elsewhere, which isn't a vote getter.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 21, 2023
A year ago deSouza was the company's top vote getter with 130,098,117 votes cast for him.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
The young man was, indeed, a splendid business getter.
From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.
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