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belter¹

  • /ˈbɛltə/ UK
  • /ˈbɛltɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛltə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English beltere, equivalent to belt + -er.

noun belters

  1. historical, rare A maker or worker of belts.

belter²

  • /ˈbɛltə/ UK
  • /ˈbɛltɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛltə(ɹ)

noun belters

  1. UK, informal Anything that is particularly good of its class. When the second goal came, it was a belter - Fabregas launching an inch-perfect ball over the top for Van Persie to volley in without breaking stride.
  2. UK, informal A very good-looking person.

belter³

  • /ˈbɛltə/ UK
  • /ˈbɛltɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛltə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From belt (“sing forcefully”) + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Compare West Frisian balter (“screamer, shouter”).

noun belters

  1. One who sings forcefully.
  2. One who uses the specific vocal technique of belting.
  3. A song suitable for forceful singing.

belter⁴

  • /ˈbɛltə/ UK
  • /ˈbɛltɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛltə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From belt + -er, from asteroid belt.

noun belters

  1. A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt. The Belters watched like men mesmerized. They were spacemen, and used to strange sights, but they would never again see anything as strange as a world burning.

belter⁵

  • /ˈbɛltə/ UK
  • /ˈbɛltɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛltə(ɹ)

adjective more belter · most belter

  1. Geordie, alternative Alternative spelling of belta (“fantastic; excellent”).

Belter⁶

Where it comes from

From belt + -er.

noun Belters

  1. An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter. You noticed a habit of mine once. I never make gestures. All Belters have that trait. It's because on a small mining ship you could hit something waving your arms around.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Belter Creole To communicate, they evolve a creole called Belter, which becomes the lingua franca for what is essentially the solar system’s new proletariat. […] The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises.

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@misc{belter_2026,
  title = {belter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}