toter

See also: Toter

English

Etymology

tote +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)

Noun

toter (plural toters)

1. One who totes or carries something.
   • 1633 (first performance), Ben Jonson, “A Tale of a Tub. A Comedy […]”, in The Works of Beniamin Jonson, […] (Third Folio), London: […] Thomas Hodgkin, for H[enry] Herringman, E. Brewster, T. Bassett, R[ichard] Chiswell, M. Wotton, G. Conyers, published 1692, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     His name was Vadian, and a cunning toter

   • 2004, Steve Ward, Holy Enigma!, page 31:

     Bible toters tend to carry the book around as a symbol of sanctity.

   • 2009 June 26, “The Fast-Draw-but-Don’t-Drink Law”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The governor found no safety in provisions that ban the licensed gun toters from drinking alcohol — is it the honor system or will bartenders do a search?

Translations

one who totes or carries something

See also

• stone-toter

Anagrams

• Otter, Treto, ortet, otter, toret, torte

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

toter

1. inflection of tot:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural