nounπShareOne who gets."My dog is a great getter of the newspaper; he brings it to me every morning. "personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.""The student used the getter to access the score stored within the test object, rather than directly modifying it." "computingtechnicalfunctiontechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption."Inside the vacuum tube of the old radio, the getter, a small piece of metal, absorbed any stray gases to help the radio function properly. "materialtechnologyphysicschemistrydevicescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface."In the old coal mine, the getter used his pickaxe to break the coal from the seam, leaving it for the putter to haul away. "jobindustryworkpersonhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove gas by sorption."The lab assistant will getter the vacuum chamber before the experiment to ensure accurate results. "technologysciencematerialphysicschemistrydeviceelectronicstechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
