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Definition: BELTER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Signifies an entity that belts, based on the verb belt.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(belt)		 1. Sing loudly and forcefully.[Wordnet].
2. Deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent".[Wordnet].
3. Fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers".[Wordnet].
4. To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.[Websters].
5. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.[Websters].
6. Base verb from the following inflections: belting, belted, belts, belter, belters, beltingly and beltedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Belter" is a common misspelling or typo for: better, butler, belted, beater, balder, bolter, bester, belters, benter, belier, beluter.

Date "Belter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1886. (references)

Specialty Definition: BELTER

Domain Definition
Occupations A term applied to a CEMENT-MASON HELPER (construction) when pushing and pulling a canvas belt or burlap strip back and forth across finished surface of concrete pavement to smooth surface and remove trowel and float marks left by CEMENT MASON, HIGHWAYS AND STREETS (construction). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: BELTER

Belter

  • A singer who applies the singing style of belting
  • Alfred F. Belter: See Seventy-third United States Congress
  • An insulting term closely related to idiot or moron. Often used in phrashes such as : "Neck up, ya belter!"
  • A resident of the asteroid belt (Niven's Known Space)
  • Phrase from Britain. Used to indicate exceptional characteristics. For example Glass bottle of irn bru after a night out:"YA PURE HEAVY DUTY BELTER!!". 'Giggsy scored a belter of a goal!'
  • "Belter" (Powderfinger song) from 1998 album, Internationalist

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Belter". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: BELTER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Belter 7     Belter 7
Purely Belter 5     Belter (Niven) 4
Belter (Niven) 4     Purely Belter 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BELTER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian borec (athlete, champion, wrestler, belter, gymnast). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina borec (athlete, champion, wrestler, belter, gymnast). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 地带 (zone, belt, belts, belted, belter). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech borec (athlete, champion, wrestler, belter, gymnast). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 뛰어난 것사람 (belter), 뛰어난 것 (topper, George, standout, whale, belter). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 뛰어난 것사람 (belter), 뛰어난 것 (topper, George, standout, whale, belter). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ベルト者 (belter, belters). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 뛰어난 것사람 (belter), 뛰어난 것 (topper, George, standout, whale, belter). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian выдающийся человек (belter). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) vydayushchiysya chelovek (belter). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki выдающийся человек (belter). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) vydayushchiysya chelovek (belter). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish patada (kick, boot, punt, stamp, belt), chute espectacular (belter), tiro de larga distancia (belter). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, belter. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BELTER

Language Translations for “belter” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin elterbay (belter). Additional references: Pig Latin, belter. (volunteer)
Terran B tiute (belter). Additional references: Terran B, belter. (volunteer)
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