getter
noun
get·ter
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Definition of getter
1
: one that gets
2
: a substance introduced into a vacuum tube or electric lamp to remove traces of gas
Examples of getter in a Sentence
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But as a revenue getter the city will be more affeced than the federal government. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: Prohibition closed 55 saloons in San Diego 100 years ago today," 30 June 2019 Johnson has charisma and a record as a vote-getter, from his London mayoral campaigns. — Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, "Boris Johnson shows strength in Conservative leadership balloting," 13 June 2019 The two biggest third-party vote getters were Libertarian Gary Johnson (almost 4.5 million votes) and Green Party nominee Jill Stein (1.5 million voters). — Stuart Rothenberg, Twin Cities, "Stuart Rothenberg: How third-party votes sunk Clinton, what they mean for Trump," 6 Aug. 2019 The next four highest vote-getters from the 25 finalists were Hazlewood’s Antonio Langham, Lee-Huntsville’s Condredge Holloway, Madison Academy’s Kerryon Johnson and Decatur’s Rolando McClain. — Josh Bean | [email protected], al, "Mt. Rushmore of North Alabama HS football features 4 who found NFL stardom," 2 Aug. 2019 But this year, that hasn’t been the case: Of the 22 top point-getters through the first two rounds, 11 of them will be watching the final two rounds from home. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "NHL Mid-Playoffs Roundtable: Biggest Surprise, Conn Smythe Predictions, More," 11 May 2018 The teams, no longer broken down by conferences, will be determined by selections of the top vote-getters in each conference. — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, "Rockets' James Harden remains No. 2 guard in All-Star balloting," 11 Jan. 2018 Republicans in New Britain this fall will likely be running a candidate who was among the top voter-getters in several local elections - but as a Democrat. — Don Stacom, courant.com, "Former school board president and a city police officer seek the New Britain GOP’s endorsement to run for council," 11 July 2019 Junior Josie Kropp was the team’s leading point-getter this season but finished with one goal in the game. — Drew Cove, Twin Cities, "Girls lacrosse: Prior Lake beats Eden Prairie for first state title," 15 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'getter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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getter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of getter
: someone or something that receives, gets, or is given something
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