Vetter

//ˈvɛtə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of vet: one who vets. agent, form-of

    "Mr. Marwan, the excited vetters discovered, was married to a daughter of Egypt’s president, Gamal Abdel Nasser.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Example

More examples

"Mr. Marwan, the excited vetters discovered, was married to a daughter of Egypt’s president, Gamal Abdel Nasser.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Vetter.

Etymology 2

From vet + -er.

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