I. ˈged.ə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English geter, getter, from geten, getten to get + -er — more at get
: one that gets: as
a. : a chemically active substance (as metallic barium) introduced into a vacuum tube or incandescent electric lamp to remove traces of gas remaining after exhaustion of the enclosed space
b. : a sire especially when a producer of superior progeny
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
: to use a getter (as in evacuating a vacuum tube)
transitive verb
: to submit to the action of a getter