barretter

== English == === Etymology === Likely from Old French bareter (“to exchange”), or barateor (“exchanger”). Compare barrator === Noun === barretter (plural barretters) (electronics) A ballast resistor. ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: bareter === References === “barretter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “barretter, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.