molter

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noun

One who, or that which, molts or sheds.

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moulter
OriginEnglish molt ← Middle English mouten ← Old English *mutian →
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Meanings

molter1

nounmolter (plural molters)

plural molters

  1. One who, or that which, molts or sheds.

Molter2

proper nounMolter (plural Molters)

plural Molters

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)

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moulter
Broader
animalanimate beingbeast

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmūtō
  2. Old English*mutian
  3. Middle Englishmouten
  4. Englishmoult
  5. Englishmolt
  6. Englishmolter

From molt + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

merlotRomelt
Cite this entry
APA

molter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molter

MLA

“molter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molter.

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