Etymology

fretter

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Today it means: One who or that which frets. Full definition →

Middle English fretere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfretere“that which frets, devours, or corrodes”
  2. English todayfretter

From Middle English fretere (“that which frets, devours, or corrodes”), equivalent to fret + -er.

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