Netter

//ˈnɛtə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who nets (in any sense), or who uses a net.

    "In England and in Scotland, after centuries of experience, the netter has been so restricted in the use of the destructive engines which were formerly in use there that at the present time many of the more important rivers continue to uphold almost their original standard of fish,—thus actually benefiting the tidal fisherman, the rivers' proprietors, and all concerned."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of netter (“an Internet or Usenet user”). alt-of

    "As I see it, I tend to trust more folks with whom I'm somewhat familiar, which is a reason I'd *appreciate* seeing such ads by regulars here, perhaps in an AD thread? I'd enjoy buying things from folks I've come to like and respect here. I realize that an awful lot of Netters might disagree with me about this, but isn't there another issue yet?"

  3. 3
    An Internet or Usenet user.

    "The vast majority of Indonesian netters use landlines, either from home or office, or from a public Internet access point."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English netter, nettare. By surface analysis, net + -er.

Etymology 2

From Net + -er.

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