Belter

Belter

* A singer who applies the singing style of belting
* Alfred F. Belter: See Seventy-third United States Congress
* An insulting term closely related to idiot or moron. Often used in phrashes such as : "Neck up, ya belter!"
* A resident of the asteroid belt (Niven's "Known Space")
* Phrase from Britain. Used to indicate exceptional characteristics. For example Glass bottle of irn bru after a night out:"YA PURE HEAVY DUTY BELTER!!". 'Giggsy scored a belter of a goal!'
* "Belter" (Powderfinger song) from 1998 album, Internationalist


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  • Belter, John Henry — orig. Johann Heinrich Belter born 1804, Germany died 1863, New York, N.Y., U.S. German born U.S. cabinetmaker and designer. Trained in Germany, he settled in New York City in 1833. He opened a fashionable shop specializing in rosewood, walnut,… …   Universalium

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  • Belter, John Henry — orig. Johann Heinrich Belter (1804, Alemania–1863, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.). Ebanista y diseñador estadounidense nacido en Alemania. Se formó en Alemania y se estableció en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1833. Abrió una elegante tienda especializada …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • belter — noun Date: 1953 a singer with a powerful voice …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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