"fettler" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-fettler.ogg [Australia] Forms: fettlers [plural]
Etymology: fettle + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fettle|er|id2=agent noun}} fettle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fettler (plural fettlers)
  1. A person who maintains railway lines. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fettler-en-noun-dOLQ87q3 Disambiguation of People: 34 0 33 4 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 11 2 7 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 10 4 9 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 50 9 6 10 26
  2. Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.
    Sense id: en-fettler-en-noun-B5CBfIAD
  3. (by extension) Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fettler-en-noun-ztGz3liL Disambiguation of People: 34 0 33 4 28
  4. (slang, UK, Lancashire) A friend or mate Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-fettler-en-noun-8Wmu0ckq Categories (other): British English, Lancashire English
  5. (mining, historical) An ostler; one who looks after the horses in a mine. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining, People
    Sense id: en-fettler-en-noun-rnyrjRF7 Disambiguation of People: 34 0 33 4 28 Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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