name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
venter
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Pronunciation
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/ˈvɛn.tə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: V EH1 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A woman with offspring.
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noun
Meaning 3
A protuberant, usually hollow structure, notably:
The undersurface of the abdomen of an arthropod.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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noun
Meaning 4
A protuberant, usually hollow structure, notably:
The swollen basal portion of an archegonium in which an egg develops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A broad, shallow concavity, notably of a bone.
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noun
Meaning 6
One who vents, who is vocal about feelings or problems.
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noun
Meaning 7
A vendor.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 8
a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: body part
noun
Meaning 9
the womb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'
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Broader terms: uterus, womb
noun
Meaning 10
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: abdomen, stomach, belly
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Broader terms: body part
Narrower terms: underbelly, underbody
noun
Meaning 11
a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
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Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German and Dutch Venter. This surname is mostly found in South Africa.
Borrowing from Latin venter (“the belly; the womb; a swelling”).
Etymology tree English vent 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 venter From vent + -er.
Cognate with Dutch venter (“vendor, peddler”).