darter.
One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
Meaning & usage
One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
A game of darts that is won with the specified number of darts thrown.
With a scoring target of 501, a nine-darter is a perfect game.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English darter From dart + -er.
Pronunciation spelling of daughter.
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