English Explanatory Dictionary

fettler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who maintains railway lines.
  2. Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.
  3. Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.
  4. A friend or mate.
  5. An ostler; one who looks after the horses in a mine.

Pronunciation

En-au-fettler.ogg

Word forms

fettler fettlers

Etymology

From fettle + -er.

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