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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Alternative spelling of belta (“fantastic; excellent”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
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name
Ellipsis of Belter Creole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
A maker or worker of belts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
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noun
Anything that is particularly good of its class.
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Usage: UK, informal
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noun
A very good-looking person.
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Usage: UK, informal
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noun
One who sings forcefully.
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noun
One who uses the specific vocal technique of belting.
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noun
A song suitable for forceful singing.
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noun
A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
From belt + -er.
From Middle English beltere, equivalent to belt + -er.
Etymology tree English belt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English belter From belt (“hit”) + -er (agent noun suffix).
From belt (“sing forcefully”) + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Compare West Frisian balter (“screamer, shouter”).
From belt + -er, from asteroid belt.
