"nitter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: nitters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: nit + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nit|er}} nit + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} nitter (plural nitters)
  1. (zoology, archaic) A louse that deposits nits on horses. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms: horse-bee [dialectal]
    Sense id: en-nitter-en-noun-IacS0pc9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Adjective [Hunsrik]

IPA: /ˈnitɐ/
Head templates: {{head|hrx|adjective}} nitter
  1. low
    Sense id: en-nitter-hrx-adj-bB~wnbOn Categories (other): Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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