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Definition: Knitter |
KnitterNoun1. Someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "knitter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Tends one or more machines that knit fabrics, garment parts, or other articles from yarn: Creels machine and ties end of yarn to yarn in machine or threads yarn through guides, tension springs, stop-motion devices, and $T3yarn carrier$T1 or needles, using hook. Starts machine and laps end of tubular or flat knitted goods around $T3takeup roller.$T1 Observes knitting to detect yarn breaks, exhausted yarn packages, and knitting defects. Ties broken yarn ends, replaces exhausted yarn packages, and notifies KNITTING-MACHINE FIXER (knitting) 689.260-026 of mechanical defects. Cuts knitted fabric, using scissors, and doffs roll of cloth from machine. May mark ticket to indicate number of holes in knitted goods. May replace defective needles, using needle pliers or wrench. May weigh roll of knitted goods and record weight. May oil machine. May be designated according to type of machine tended as Circular Knitter (knitting); Flat Knitter (knitting). May be designated according to type of fabric knitted as Jersey Knitter (knitting); Pile-Fabric Knitter (knitting); Rib-Cloth Knitter (knitting), or garment part as Collar Knitter (knitting); Cuff Knitter (knitting). (references) |
| Tends battery of warp-knitting machines to knit diverse products, such as tulle, lace, net, fabrics for outer and undergarments, elastic fabric for foundation garments, and carpet material: Patrols knitting area and inspects cloth for defects, such as holes, yarn breaks, and discolorations. Ties broken yarn ends with fingers. Stops machine and notifies supervisor when unable to determine cause of defects. Records number and type of defects. Hand-weaves new threads over and under lease rods, threads yarn through guides, using hook, and ties warp ends with fingers to attach new warp to corresponding threads of old warp. Cuts excess thread from knots, using scissors. May replace defective needles, using hook and wrench. May help position warp beams I on machine and doff rolls of knitted cloth from machine, using chain hoist and handtools. May lubricate machines, using oilcan and brush. May tend machines that knit milanese, raschel, or tricot fabrics and be designated according to machine type as Milanese-Knitting-Machine Operator (knitting); Raschel-Knitting-Machine Operator (knitting); Tricot-Knitting-Machine Operator (knitting). (references) | |
| Tends circular knitting machines with automatic pattern controls that knit seamless hose: Places yarn spools on creel; threads and starts machine. Observes operation of machines and notifies KNITTING-MACHINE FIXER (knitting) 689.260-026 of any malfunction. Removes knitted hose from machines. Pulls hose over inspection form or over hand to examine for defects, such as holes, runs, or picks. Classifies hose according to specifications into grades, such as first quality, rejects, and mends. Counts, bundles, ties, and labels each grade of hose. Clips loose or connecting threads on or joining socks, using scissors. May measure overall length of hose, using scale on inspection form. May mark defective portion of hose for HOSIERY MENDER (knitting) 782.684-030, using crayon. May be designated according to type of hose knitted as Sock Knitter (knitting). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Knitter |
| Specialty definitions using "knitter": JACQUARD-PLATE MAKER ♦ KNITTER MECHANIC, KNITTER, FULL-FASHIONED GARMENT, KNITTER, HAND, knitter, machine, KNITTER, WIRE MESH ♦ SURGICAL-ELASTIC KNITTER, HAND FRAME ♦ transfer knitter. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Knitter" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (wrinkle). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Washington, our first war time knitter. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Knitter" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.98% of the time. "Knitter" is used about 99 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.98% | 97 | 33,269 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.02% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 99 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "knitter": hand-knitter. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
knitter | 22 |
knitter spool | 2 |
knitter switch | 2 |
french knitter | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "knitter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ai që thur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | العاقد, الرابط (connecting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | плетач. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 织毛衣者. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pletařka, pletař. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kutoja (handloom weawer, weaver). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tricoteur (knitting worker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | stricker, Strickerin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πλέκων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מכו ת סרי'", סר' (lacemaker, plaiter, saddler). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kötőnő, kötőgép (knitting-machine), kötő (tier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 뜨개질하" 사람. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sniemmeyder (knotter), nittalagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | itterknay tricotezã, maşina de tricotat. (various references) вязальщик. (various references) pletilac, mašina za pletenje, štriker. (various references) örgücü (darner), örgü makinesi (knitting machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "knitter": knitters. (additional references) | |
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"Knitter" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gnitteg, Kintex, Kintrea, kitter, knite, Knittel, knitten, knittle, knotter, kontite, nipter, nitti, notter. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "knitter" (pronounced ni"ter) |
| 3 | -i" t er | aglitter, bitter, critter, embitter, fitter, fritter, glitter, hitter, litter, quitter, Ritter, sitar, sitter, titter, transmitter. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: trinket. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-k-n-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: kitten, reknit, retint, tinker, tinter. | |
-2 letters: inert, inker, inter, kiter, niter, nitre, reink, titer, titre, trike, trine, trite. | |
-3 letters: keir, kent, kern, kier, kine, kirn, kite, knit, nett, nite, rein, rent, rink, rite, tent, tern, tier, tike, tine, tint, tire, trek, tret. | |
-4 letters: ern, ink, ire, irk, ken, kin, kir, kit, net, nit, rei. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-k-n-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: knitters, knottier, trinkets. | |
+2 letters: interknit, reknitted, trinketed, trinketer, trinketry. | |
+3 letters: antimarket, antistrike, interknits, reknitting, skittering, skywritten, trinketers, trinketing. | |
+4 letters: reattacking, trinketries. | |
+5 letters: antitakeover, breathtaking, interknitted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 6E 69 74 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- -. .. - - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01101110 01101001 01110100 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K n i t t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 006E 0069 0074 0074 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)45807586867184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, 알"니아, Albaneagh, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, Arnavut |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, 아라비아, Arabish, arabic, арабский, arapski, arapça, arap, araplara özgü |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, 불가리아, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, bulgaristan ile ilgili |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, 중국, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, 체", Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, "랑스, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, 독일, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , řek, řecký, řeètina, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, اليهودية, اللغة العبرية, يهودي, عبري, العبرية, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , hebrejský, hebrejec, hebrejka, hebrejština, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, musevi, ibranice, ibrani |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , maïarský, maïarština, maïar, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, macarca, macar |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | korean, اللغة الكورية, كوري جنوبي, كوري شمالي, كوري, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejec, korejština, korejský, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, kore'li |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, man adası, man dili |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, 루마니아, Roomainagh, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, Rusça |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, 영국, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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