getter.
One who, or that which, gets.
Meaning & usage
One who, or that which, gets.
A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.
A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.
A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English get 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 getter From get + -er.
To remove gas by sorption, using a getter.
Where this word comes from
From the noun
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