getter

American  

[get-er] / ˈgɛt ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that gets.

2. 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.

3. Chiefly Canadian. poisoned bait used to exterminate wolves, gophers, and other pests from farm areas.

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getter British  

/ ˈɡɛtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that gets

2. 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

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verb

1. (tr) to remove (a gas) by the action of a getter

Etymology

Origin of getter

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at get, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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

Manager Bob Melvin said he thinks Soto’s finger is getter better but he stung it a few times.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 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

Trying again, focused this time on crime, he was the top vote getter Tuesday, toppling the incumbent mayor and advancing to an April runoff to lead one of the country’s largest cities.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

He's a good getter, an' a good keeper, but he's about the poorest giver I ever did see, if he is my own father.

From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Butler, Ellis Parker