noun
Petter
PEH-tuh
noun
1
Someone who pets or strokes an animal affectionately.
"The dog seemed to prefer gentle petters over rough play."
verb
1
To make a series of short, irregular, tapping sounds, in older or dialectal usage.
"Rain began to petter against the windowpane."
name
1
A Scandinavian male given name, related to Peter.
How to Use Petter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who pets an animal; rarely, a light pattering sound.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
pettered past tense, Petters plural, petters plural, petters singular
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Etymology
As a name, borrowed from Dutch and German forms of Peter.