whetter

English

Etymology

From whet +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛtə(ɹ)/
  • (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈʍɛtə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛtɚ/, [ˈwɛɾɚ]
  • (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈʍɛtɚ/, [ˈʍɛɾɚ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtə(ɹ)
• Homophone: wetter

Noun

whetter (plural whetters)

1. Something that whets. Agent noun of whet
   • 2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     More a taste whetter than a substantial introduction, this exhibition presents six of the Expressionist portraits that made Kokoschka’s reputation in the pre-World War I era and about 40 works on paper.