Counter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkaʊn.tə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counter is a noun meaning One who counts.
Meaning
One who counts.
More Meanings
- A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
- (programming) A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
- (Internet) A hit counter.
- A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted.
- A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
- A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
Example Sentences
a hound that runs counter
running counter to all the rules of virtue
He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
He put his money on the counter, and the shopkeeper put it in the till.
Word Forms
- counters
- countering
- countered
Synonyms for counter
Depending on context, synonyms include bench, opposite, contrasted, opposed, adverse, antagonistic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antagonistic, forestall, anticipate, foresee, tabulator, negative.
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