getter

American  

[get-er] / ˈgɛt ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that gets. get.

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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ˈgetter 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; get, -er ¹

Example Sentences

On Thursday, Fielder, pro hockey’s fourth all-time leading points getter, who captained their only Western Hockey League championships 1959, 1967 and 1968, will be honored at the annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year banquet.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

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

I was the "lodger in the room adjoining," and didn't, therefore, wish to appear on the premises and be known by the man, as the getter up of a suspicion against him.

From Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)