getter

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who, or that which, gets.
2. noun A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.
3. noun A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.
4. noun A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.
5. verb To remove gas by sorption, using a getter.

Similar words

setter foal go grabber obtainer generator capturer gainer attainer go-getter

Often followed by

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Word family

getters