Words that rhyme with dieter

  • accipiter
    n 1: type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: Accipiter, genus Accipiter]
  • altimeter
    n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
  • amanita
    n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: Amanita, genus Amanita]
  • ammeter
    n 1: a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
  • anteater
    n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater] 2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater] 3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer] 4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus] 5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater] 6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
  • arbiter
    n 1: someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" [syn: arbiter, supreme authority] 2: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]
  • are
    n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
  • auditor
    n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener, auditor, attender] 2: a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit 3: a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization
  • beaker
    n 1: a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry 2: a cup (usually without a handle)
  • beater
    n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating
  • beefeater
    n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
  • beeper
    n 1: an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged [syn: beeper, pager]
  • beta
    adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" 2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software" n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet 2: beets [syn: Beta, genus Beta]
  • bleacher
    n 1: a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
  • breeder
    n 1: a person who breeds animals [syn: breeder, stock breeder]
  • butter
    n 1: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use 2: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head v 1: spread butter on; "butter bread"
  • centilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: centiliter, centilitre, cl]
  • centimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
  • cheater
    n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker]
  • cheetah
    n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus]
  • clutter
    n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother] 2: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen v 1: fill a space in a disorderly way [syn: clutter, clutter up] [ant: clear, unclutter]
  • competitor
    n 1: the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender]
  • counterfeiter
    n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger, counterfeiter]
  • creditor
    n 1: a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists [ant: debitor, debtor]
  • cricketer
    n 1: an athlete who plays cricket
  • cutter
    n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: stonecutter, cutter] 2: someone who carves the meat [syn: cutter, carver] 3: someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) 4: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter] 5: a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop 6: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: cutter, cutlery, cutting tool]
  • decametre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm]
  • decilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
  • decimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm]
  • eater
    n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater, feeder] 2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"
  • editor
    n 1: a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) [syn: editor, editor in chief] 2: (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data [syn: editor program, editor]
  • excreta
    n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]
  • exhibitor
    n 1: someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see [syn: exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower]
  • fetor
    n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
  • flutter
    n 1: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter, flicker] 2: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block 3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 4: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering] v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" [syn: flit, flutter, fleet, dart] 2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver] 3: flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" 4: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: palpitate, flutter] 5: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat, flutter]
  • greeter
    n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer]
  • gutter
    n 1: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater [syn: gutter, trough] 2: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: gutter, sewer, toilet] 3: a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) 4: a tool for gutting fish v 1: burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" 2: flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face" 3: wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil" 4: provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"
  • heater
    n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: heater, warmer] 2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
  • hectolitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]
  • hectometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]
  • inhibitor
    n 1: a substance that retards or stops an activity [ant: activator]
  • kilolitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre]
  • kilometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
  • litre
    n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]
  • margarita
    n 1: a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
  • marketer
    n 1: someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: seller, marketer, vender, vendor, trafficker]
  • meter
    n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity 3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" 2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
  • metre
    n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time]
  • millilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
  • millimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm]
  • mutter
    n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation] 2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering] v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate] 2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl]
  • nanometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre]
  • ohmmeter
    n 1: a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms
  • orbiter
    n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter]
  • peter
    n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle] 2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
  • pita
    n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: pita, pocket bread]
  • praetor
    n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: praetor, pretor]
  • predator
    n 1: someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: marauder, predator, vulture, piranha] 2: any animal that lives by preying on other animals [syn: predator, predatory animal]
  • presbyter
    n 1: an elder in the Presbyterian Church
  • proprietor
    n 1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner, proprietor]
  • putter
    n 1: a golfer who is putting 2: the iron normally used on the putting green [syn: putter, putting iron] v 1: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" [syn: potter, putter] 2: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around] 3: move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, potter around, putter around]
  • repeater
    n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times" 2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal] 3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: repeating firearm, repeater] 4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
  • rioter
    n 1: troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
  • saltpetre
    n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre]
  • secretor
    n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter]
  • senorita
    n 1: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
  • seta
    n 1: stalk of a moss capsule 2: a stiff hair or bristle
  • shutter
    n 1: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure 2: a hinged blind for a window v 1: close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
  • splutter
    n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering] 2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: sputter, splutter] v 1: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter] 2: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter, spit out]
  • sputter
    n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering] 2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: sputter, splutter] v 1: make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines" 2: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust" 3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter] 4: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter] 5: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter, spit out]
  • stutter
    n 1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stammer, stutter] v 1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter, stammer, falter]
  • taximeter
    n 1: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)
  • teeter
    n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board] v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter]
  • telemeter
    n 1: any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
  • theta
    n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • trumpeter
    n 1: a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet [syn: trumpeter, cornetist] 2: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" [syn: herald, trumpeter] 3: large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated 4: large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry [syn: trumpeter, trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator]
  • tweeter
    n 1: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"
  • utter
    adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated] 2: complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" [syn: dead(a), utter] v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to] 2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: utter, emit, let out, let loose] 3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"
  • voltmeter
    n 1: meter that measures the potential difference between two points
  • wattmeter
    n 1: an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
  • windcheater
    n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
  • zeta
    n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • liter
    n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]
  • treater
    n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
  • eta
    n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA] 2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • demeter
    n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
  • sita
    n 1: wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood
  • lolita
    n 1: a sexually precocious young girl
  • chaeta
    n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm
  • partita
    n 1: one of the variations contained in a partita 2: (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
  • manzanita
    n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America 2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
  • centimeter
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
  • deciliter
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
  • jupiter
    n 1: the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky 2: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus [syn: Jupiter, Jove]
  • machmeter
    n 1: speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
  • masseter
    n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
  • decaliter
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl]
  • dekaliter
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl]
  • ureter
    n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
  • subeditor
    n 1: an assistant editor

See also dieter definition