fettler
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fettler
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From fettle + -er.
noun fettlers
- A person who maintains railway lines. Sometimes the engine stopped for water, or to drop stores at fettlers' camps, or to accumulate the steam to take it up a heavy grade.
- Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.
- Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.
- A friend or mate. How's tha' doing fettler?
- An ostler; one who looks after the horses in a mine.
Talk about this word "fettler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fettler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fettler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fettler "fettler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fettler.
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@misc{fettler_2026,
title = {fettler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fettler},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
