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fettler.

A person who maintains railway lines.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who maintains railway lines.

  2. Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.

  3. Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.

    broadly
  4. A friend or mate.

    UK · slang
    How's tha' doing fettler?
  5. An ostler; one who looks after the horses in a mine.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From fettle + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.