fretter

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fretter

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From Middle English fretere (“that which frets, devours, or corrodes”), equivalent to fret + -er.

noun fretters

One who or that which frets.

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"fretter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fretter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fretter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fretter

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"fretter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fretter.

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@misc{fretter_2026,
  title = {fretter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fretter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}