belter

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A maker or worker of belts.

2. 2

   Anything that is particularly good of its class.

   • When the second goal came, it was a belter - Fabregas launching an inch-perfect ball over the top for Van Persie to volley in without breaking stride.
3. 3

   A very good-looking person.

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   1. 4

      One who sings forcefully.

   2. 5

      One who uses the specific vocal technique of belting.

   3. 6

      A song suitable for forceful singing.

   4. 7

      A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt.

      • The Belters watched like men mesmerized. They were spacemen, and used to strange sights, but they would never again see anything as strange as a world burning.
   5. 8

      Alternative spelling of belta (“fantastic

      Alternative spelling of belta (“fantastic; excellent”).

   6. 9

      An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter.

      • You noticed a habit of mine once. I never make gestures. All Belters have that trait. It's because on a small mining ship you could hit something waving your arms around.
      • Earth and Mars have been stepping on the necks of the Belters out here for over 100 years and I didn't want to be the boot.
   7. 10

      Ellipsis of Belter Creole.

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