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molter

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M OW1 L T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who, or that which, molts or sheds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moulter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

History

Etymology

From molt + -er.