Home › Words › J › jetterjetter/ˈd͡ʒɛtə(ɹ)/jetter · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).jetter is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛtə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom jet + -er.nameA surname.nounA self-confident person full of braggadocio.e.g.“So helpe me God , so were ye better ; What shulde a begger be a jetter?” — 1780, John Heywood, “The Four P's”, in A Select Collection of Old Plays: God's promises, page 94:Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.e.g.“The jetter was upon us and it was a piston-powered engine.” — 1956, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Aircraft Production Costs and Profits, page 1823: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.)e.g.“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).” — 1998, Gary Greenberg, Maury M. Haraway, Comparative Psychology: A Handbook:One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.e.g.“The executive jetter's time-advantage over scheduled flights has, indeed, increased.” — 1990, “Executive Jets”, in The Economist, volume 317, page 99:A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava.A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).