"Witter" meaning in English

See Witter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Witters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Witere, Wytere, Whittere, Whytere (surname), from Middle English whitere (“a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher”), equivalent to white + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Witere}} Middle English Witere, {{der|en|enm|whitere|t=a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher}} Middle English whitere (“a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher”), {{af|en|white|-er|id2=agent noun}} white + -er Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Witters}} Witter (plural Witters)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Witter-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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