Definitions for fritter
ˈfrɪt ərfrit·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fritterverb

   small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

2. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool awayverb

   spend frivolously and unwisely

   "Fritter away one's inheritance"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fritternoun

   A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

2. fritterverb

   To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

3. fritterverb

   To sinter

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRITTERnoun

   Etymology: friture, French.

   1. A small piece cut to be fried.

   Maids, fritters and pancakes ynow see ye make;
   Let Slut have one pancake for company sake. Thomas Tusser, Husb.

   2. A fragment; a small piece.

   Sense and putter! have I lived to stand in the taunt of one that makes fritters of English! William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Winds.

   If you strike a solid body that is brittle, as glass or sugar, it breaketh not only where the immediate force is, but breaketh all about into shivers and fritters; the motion, upon the pressure, searching all ways, and breaking where it findeth the body weakest. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   The ancient errant knights
   Won all their ladies hearts in fights;
   And cut whole giants into fritters,
   To put them into amorous twitters. Hudibras, p. iii.

   3.A cheesecake; a wigg. Robert Ainsworth

2. To Fritterverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To cut meat into small pieces to be fried.2. To break into small particles or fragments.

   Joy to great chaos! let division reign!
   My racks and tortures soon shall drive them hence,
   Break all their nerves, and fritter all their sense. Dunciad.

   How prologues into prefaces decay,
   And these to notes are fritter’d quite away. Alexander Pope, Dunciad.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fritter

   A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fritter

   A fritter is a small, deep-fried food item consisting of a mixture or batter that typically includes some type of diced or chopped ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables, or meat, which is then fried until crispy and golden brown. Fritters can be sweet or savory and are often served as a snack, appetizer, or side dish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fritterverb

   a small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters

2. Fritterverb

   a fragment; a shred; a small piece

3. Fritterverb

   to cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying

4. Fritterverb

   to break into small pieces or fragments

5. Etymology: [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fritter

   Fritter is a name applied to a wide variety of fried foods, usually consisting of a portion of batter or breading which has been filled with bits of meat, seafood, fruit, or other ingredients.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fritter

   frit′ėr, n. a piece of meat fried: a kind of pancake, a slice of some fruit sweetened, fried, and served hot: a fragment.—v.t. to break into fragments.—n. Fritt′erer, one who wastes time. [O. Fr. friture—L. frigĕre, frictum, to fry.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fritter

   Fritter is for all hungry people and restaurants to use. Users can register on Fritter to grab the best deals from their favorite local restaurants and order from them online! Restaurants upload their menus, specials of the day, events, and promotions for registered users to see.Fritter lets users order from any restaurant that lists their menu online with the option of getting the food delivered. Users browse items from various menus and pick and choose from them to fit their appetite.Fritter works with restaurants who do not offer a delivery service and pairs them up with a qualified driver in a “driver-share” program with other restaurants nearby. Meaning restaurants that cannot afford to take on the hassle of employing and insuring delivery personnel have the ability to grow their business with minimal effort.Users can group order at work, add restaurants to their favorite’s list, and order from one or more restaurant on the same bill. Fritter allows the user to have direct contact to the restaurant and delivery drivers in real time via email and text message. Deliveries are tracked via geo-tagging in real time so the user knows where the order is.Fritter was founded in 2010 by Derek Dahl, a techie think tank with a background in engineering. Fritter’s headquarters are located in Mooresville, North Carolina, which was ranked as the fastest growing microcosm in the United States (Suburb of a Major City).The idea to develop Fritter came from a need for restaurants to maintain constant contact with members in the community. There was no centralized place for restaurants to directly contact hungry people and lure them in with promotions. It was decided to offer online ordering when a large percentage of locals complained about ordering food from restaurants over the phone, especially when they were busy.Fritter organizes all orders for restaurants to help increase workflow and productivity of their staff. Finally hungry people can be sure that their order is prepared the way they want it.Fritter has released a number of tools that let the restaurants stay in control of their menus. Private label ordering says time and builds the image and brand of even the smallest mom-and-pop stores. Hungry people go to Fritter.co

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRITTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fritter is ranked #47791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fritter surname appeared 443 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fritter.
   
   97.9% or 434 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce fritter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fritter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fritter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fritter in a Sentence

1. Dr. Laura Schlessinger:

   This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with your fears, then you will fritter it away, but you won't get it back later.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fritter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fritter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fritter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fritter
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fritter
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fritter
9. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fritter
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html