Word: jetter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jet + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛtə(ɹ)/ 1. A self-confident person full of braggadocio. Labels: obsolete Example: So helpe me God , so were ye better ; What shulde a begger be a jetter? Example: A late fifteenth-century reference to 'the jetters of the Inns of Court' anticipates the exclusive association of jetting with young men, as the word jet appears frequently in late sixteenth-century satires of city gallants who are described as 'jetters.' 2. Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid. Example: Many machines incorporate a mechanical or ultrasonic ' fobber ' or a jetter, using either beer or water , which induces beer in the filled bottle to rise as foam or fob and displace air in the space above the beer. Example: The medium-volume jetter has separate high pressure hoses for large and small diameter drains. 3. A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion. Labels: often Example: The jetter was upon us and it was a piston-powered engine. Example: Five hundred and forty-two men moved by jetter to Colorado Springs;thence, by helicopter, to the canyon hideaway. 4. An animal, such as a squid or jellyfish, that moves by jet propulsion. (Often used to distinguish it from similar animals with a different method of locomotion.) Example: The most notable jetters are the cephalopod mollusks, but scallops, salps, dragonfly nymphs, jellyfish, frogfish, and others use jetting as their primary locomotory mode (Trueman, 1980). Example: In fact, almost none of the jetters were observed swimming with their tentacles extended. 5. One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle. Example: The executive jetter's time-advantage over scheduled flights has, indeed, increased. Example: A final quirky note sounds about jetting east or west when we cross the International Dateline. Here , in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, jetters gain or lose a whole day. 6. A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava. Example: A few feet further north lies a small jetter, by which the water is thrown up to the height of about three feet; and at the distance of twelve feet due south-east from this fountain, is situate a fine circular bason, the borders of which exhibit the most beautiful yellow sulphureous depositions.. Example: Besides this great opening, there was in the pool another jetter, which also exhibited eruptions, though on a smaller scale, and was evidently connected with it, as there was a continual bubbling in a direct line between them. 7. A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game. Example: Despite new terminology (the jammer is now the jetter, the pack has become the power guard), the game essentially remains the same: four on four, with points scored when the jetter passes opposing players. Points also will awarded^([sic – meaning be awarded]) in “RollerGames” if the jetter “survives” the wall of death. Example: At the beginning of a period, players begin from a standing start on the main concourse, with blockers up front and the jetters (jammers) a few feet behind. During subsequent cycles in a period, blockers and jetters begin from a rolling start near the start line. Play begins on a single whistle. The cycle ends when 45 seconds have expired or the lead jetter ends the cycle.