jetter

From jet +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛtə(ɹ)/

jetter (plural jetters)

1. (obsolete) A self-confident person full of braggadocio.
   • 1780, John Heywood, “The Four P's”, in A Select Collection of Old Plays: God's promises, page 94:

     So helpe me God , so were ye better ; What shulde a begger be a jetter?

   • 2007, Amanda Bailey, Flaunting: Style and the Subversive Male Body in Renaissance England:

     A late fifteenth-century reference to 'the jetters of the Inns of Court' anticipates the exclusive association of jetting with young men, as the word jet appears frequently in late sixteenth-century satires of city gallants who are described as 'jetters.'

   • 2021, Eric Rücker Eddison, A Fish Dinner in Memison:

     'Be not too confident.' 'Faith, I am not. Should a begger be a jetter? And yet—'

2. Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
   • 1981, Dennis Edward Briggs, James Shanks Hough, Malting and Brewing Science: Hopped Wort and Beer, page 726:

     Many machines incorporate a mechanical or ultrasonic ' fobber ' or a jetter, using either beer or water , which induces beer in the filled bottle to rise as foam or fob and displace air in the space above the beer.

   • 1985, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin, page 28:

     The medium-volume jetter has separate high pressure hoses for large and small diameter drains.

   • 2010, Roger William Blowey, Peter Edmondson, Mastitis Control in Dairy Herds, page 86:

     Occasionally problems do occur, such as when a wash jetter becomes blocked and so part of the tank is not cleaned.

   • 2012, Garrett Oliver, The Oxford Companion to Beer:

     Pressure, nozzle size, and the distance of the jetter from the capper are all adjusted based on package size and line speed. The settings should be evaluated based on the depth of the jet stream penetration, the control of the foam rise, and finally on the resulting headspace air and total package oxygen results.

3. (often science fiction) A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.
   • 1956, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Aircraft Production Costs and Profits, page 1823:

     The jetter was upon us and it was a piston-powered engine.

   • 1958 October, Robert Bloch, “This Crowded Earth”, in Amazing Science Fiction Stories:

     Five hundred and forty-two men moved by jetter to Colorado Springs;thence, by helicopter, to the canyon hideaway.

   • 2018, Aurora Springer, Rishalt:

     Kiron maneuvered the jetter around obstacles, and glided into the open ocean.

   • 2019, William D. Crump, Happy Holidays--Animated!, page 177:

     Miles' and MERC's attempts to remove a crate of fireworks from their star-jetter sends it hurtling into space, requiring the team to pursue it in the jetter with Grandmother Po Po piloting.

4. 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.)
   • 1998, Gary Greenberg, Maury M. Haraway, Comparative Psychology: A Handbook:

     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).

   • 2003, Sean P Colin, John H Costello, Eric Klos, “In situ swimming and feeding behavior of eight co-occurring hydromedusae”, in Marine Ecology Progress Series:

     In fact, almost none of the jetters were observed swimming with their tentacles extended.

   • 2003, Andrew A. Biewener, Charles P Lyman, Animal Locomotion, page 95:

     Squid are best known for their prowess as jetters, reaching speeds of up to 8 m/s , and have been described as "invertebrate Olympians' because of their explosive mode of locomotion.

   • 2016, Matt Wilkinson, Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements:

     All jellyfish, be they rowers or jetters, use the same basic muscular system, and operate it in a broadly similar fashion.

5. One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.
   • 1990, “Executive Jets”, in The Economist, volume 317, page 99:

     The executive jetter's time-advantage over scheduled flights has, indeed, increased.

   • 1994, Diana Fairechild, Jet Smart, page 13:

     A final quirky note sounds about jetting east or west when we cross the International Dateline. Here , in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, jetters gain or lose a whole day.

   • 2008, Lyda Morehouse, Life and Stuff:

     Mason learned the speed-demon joys of water jetting with Steve, the world's most responsible water jetter.

   • 2019, Anthea Sharp, The Perfect Perfume and Other Tales:

     "What do you think, Zav?" the jetter in the driver's seat asked, looking over at his partner. “Fresh off the assembly line, got out before her owner could program her to obey?”

6. A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava.
   • 1818, Ebenezer Henderson, Iceland; Or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, page 205:

     A few feet further north lies a small jetter, by which the water is thrown up to the height of about three feet; and at the distance of twelve feet due south-east from this fountain, is situate a fine circular bason, the borders of which exhibit the most beautiful yellow sulphureous depositions..

   • 1837, C. Krug von Nidda, “On the Mineral Springs of Iceland”, in The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, page 223:

     Besides this great opening, there was in the pool another jetter, which also exhibited eruptions, though on a smaller scale, and was evidently connected with it, as there was a continual bubbling in a direct line between them.

   • 1867, Eneas Sweetland Dallas, Once a Week, page 658:

     The surface oft he land is snapped, and the lava boils up through the rift, inundating the surrounding country, and at intervals relieving iself by fiery jetters, which toss up cinder and ash, till the eruptive force is expended, and after having heaped up a cone of slag above its own mouth, is choked and subsides into tranquillity.

7. (roller derby) A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.
   • 1989 June 11, Jeff Meyers, “Same Game, Different Tunes: Roller Derby—updated as RollerGames—is back with a rock ’n’ roll beat”, in Los Angeles Times, page 69:

     Despite new terminology (the jammer is now the jetter, the pack has become the power guard), the game essentially remains the same: four on four, with points scored when the jetter passes opposing players. Points also will awarded in “RollerGames” if the jetter “survives” the wall of death.

   • 2012 December 12, Steven Rodriguez, “Another Derby #2: Rollergames”, in Roller Derby Notes:

     At the beginning of a period, players begin from a standing start on the main concourse, with blockers up front and the jetters (jammers) a few feet behind. During subsequent cycles in a period, blockers and jetters begin from a rolling start near the start line. Play begins on a single whistle. The cycle ends when 45 seconds have expired or the lead jetter ends the cycle.

   • 2019, Scott Stephens, Rolling Thunder:

     “Jetters”, the new term for jammers, received extra points if they skated above the lines on the steep Wall of Death. They were then faced with the “Jet Jump”, which would net the jetter six points if he or she cleared a 12-foot marker, and two if the jetter landed in front of it safely without falling.

jetter

1. comparative form of jet: more jet

jetter

1. (obsolete) to cast (a metal statue)