"watter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: watters [plural]
Etymology: From watt + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|watt|er|id2=measurement}} watt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} watter (plural watters)
  1. (in combination) Something that uses the specified amount of watts. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-watter-en-noun-tjwtbWWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 40 24 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 41 23 1 1 1

Inflected forms

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