"wetter" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɛtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɛtɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛtə(ɹ) Etymology: wet + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wet|-er}} wet + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} wetter
  1. comparative form of wet: more wet. Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: wet (extra: more wet)
    Sense id: en-wetter-en-adj--ULkASUq

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɛtɚ/ [General-American] Forms: wetters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtə(ɹ) Etymology: wet + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wet|-er}} wet + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wetter (plural wetters)
  1. Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: wet (extra: someone who wets something as part of some process)
    Sense id: en-wetter-en-noun-VyA2FAcL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 44 1 16
  2. A wetting agent or surfactant.
    Sense id: en-wetter-en-noun-ndXPHN8J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 44 1 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 31 44 1 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 27 49 2 21
  3. A bedwetter.
    Sense id: en-wetter-en-noun-Iq~mIevY
  4. (MLE, slang) A knife which is apt to do wettings (stabbings). Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-wetter-en-noun-f7e~zD3S Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 44 1 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bedwetter

Inflected forms

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