Netter

See also: netter

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Netter (plural Netters)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Weismann-Netter-Stuhl syndrome
• Weismann-Netter syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Netter is the 20985^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1254 individuals. Netter is most common among White (52.79%) and Black/African American (41.47%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From Net +‎ -er.

Noun

Netter (plural Netters)

1. Alternative letter-case form of netter (“an Internet or Usenet user”).
   • 1998 August 19, Mike Rael, “FOR SALE: Objectivist Audio Set”, in humanities.philosophy.objectivism‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 8 December 2025:

     As I see it, I tend to trust more folks with whom I'm somewhat familiar, which is a reason I'd *appreciate* seeing such ads by regulars here, perhaps in an AD thread? I'd enjoy buying things from folks I've come to like and respect here. I realize that an awful lot of Netters might disagree with me about this, but isn't there another issue yet?

   • 1999 February 4, Jackie Severs, “- Profile of the average internet buyer”, in alt.culture.internet‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 8 December 2025:

     53% of Netters between ages 19-25 have never bought online

   • 2011 January 12, MrSpook, “"Usenet is dead" - No It Isn't . . . But There Are Many Who Want To Murder It”, in alt.tv.star-trek.tos‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 8 December 2025:

     In actuality most oldbie Netters started celebrating, as having all the major ISPs dropping Usenet access would mean a potential end to the 'never-ending September' and would bring Usenet back to its original, non-n00b infested roots as well as obscure the binary froups from the general Joe Public, which would mean less attention from the RIAA and the MPAA.

Anagrams

• retent, tenter