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

“I feel cautiously optimistic,” said Lisa Getter Peterson, an account holder who has helped organize parents on the issue.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

He likes to shadow chef Getter, who owned a falafel shop in Israel before moving to Victoria Park with his 16-year-old stepdaughter, who has special needs.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020

Inside the restaurant, chef Yoram Getter deep-fries falafel balls as Levi Gold observes from a distance, while Cameron Clark, another new trainee, wipes down a marbletop table.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020

“I haven’t had a hot meal in three days,” he told Ms. Getter.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2018

Getter No. 2 was one of his sons, Michel Charles.

From Time Magazine Archive