barreter

== English == === Etymology 1 === Apparently a variant of barretter (“ballast resistor”), which in turn may be from Old French barateor (“barrator”). ==== Noun ==== barreter (plural barreters) A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient. === Etymology 2 === Variant of barrator. ==== Noun ==== barreter (plural barreters) A contentious person, quarreler, or fighter. === References === “barretter, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “barrator, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === barterer, rebarter