Standard Lemma guide

munter

name · noun · 4 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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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmʌn.tə/
  • Northern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌntə(ɹ)
  • [ˈmʊn.tər] without the foot-strut split, without approximant /r/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An ugly person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang

Examples

  • I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biffer, boner-shrinker, bonerkiller, buttface, choad, frump, minger, monkey, monkeyface, munter, pukeface, schlub, stinka, troll, trollface, uggo, ugly duckling

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, slang

Examples

  • He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A watch (portable timepiece).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

* As a north German (Münter) and Dutch (De Munter) surname, occupational surname for a minter; see Minter. * Also as a German surname (and Swedish and Danish, both borrowed from the German), from the adjective Munter (“lively, merry”). Also found in Finland.

Late 1990s, presumably from munt (“to vomit”) and munted (“inebriated; disgusting”) + -er, perhaps with influence from Turkish mantar (“mushroom”).

Borrowed from Middle French montre.