whitter

W4H4I1T1T1E1R1

proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

OriginMiddle English whitere ← Old English hwītian →
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Meanings

whitter1

verbwhitter (third-person singular simple present whitters, present participle whittering, simple past and past participle whittered)

present singular third person whitters · participle present whittering · participle past whittered · past whittered

  1. alternativeAlternative form of witter (“speak at length on a trivial subject”).

    You know I'm always whittering on about my local patch, Hampstead Heath.

    2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 92

Whitter2

proper nounWhitter (plural Whitters)

plural Whitters

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwītian“to whiten”
  2. Middle Englishwhitere
  3. EnglishWhitter

English occupational surname for a whitewasher, caulker or bleacher, from Middle English whitere, an agent derivative of Old English hwītian (“to whiten”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

whitret
Cite this entry
APA

whitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitter

MLA

“whitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitter.

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