counter

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Etymology 1

Anglo-Norman countour, from Old French conteor (French comptoir), from Medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare.

Noun

counter (plural counters)

  1. An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
    He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
  2. (curling) Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
  3. 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.
    He put his money on the counter, and the shopkeeper put it in the till.
  4. One who counts, or reckons up; a reckoner.
    He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter - he can count to 100.
  5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
  6. (historical) The prison attached to a city court; a Counter.
  7. (grammar) a class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
  8. In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, whereon various food preparations take place.
  9. (wrestling) A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
    Always know a counter to any hold you try against your opponent.
  10. Something in contradiction or opposition to a proposal, suggestion, policy, etc.
    We believe that his proposal is counter to our well-established policy.
  11. (computing, programming) A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
  12. (computing, Internet) A hit counter.
  13. The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
    • 1959, J. D. Salinger, Seymour: An Introduction:
      Seymour, sitting in an old corduroy armchair across the room, a cigarette going, wearing a blue shirt, gray slacks, moccasins with the counters broken down, a shaving cut on the side of his face [...].
Derived terms
Terms derived from counter (noun)
Translations
object used in counting
  • Bulgarian: брояч bg(bg) m.
  • Finnish: laskuri fi(fi)
curling: stone counting as point
table or board on which business is transacted
  • Armenian: վաճառասեղան hy(hy) (vač̣aṙaseġan)
  • Bulgarian: гише bg(bg) n.
  • Finnish: tiski fi(fi)
  • Greek: πάγκος el(el) (págos) m.
  • Italian: bancone it(it)
  • Portuguese: balcão pt(pt) m.
one who counts
  • Bulgarian: брояч bg(bg) m.
  • Czech: počtář cs(cs) m.
  • Danish: tæller da(da) c., optæller da(da) c.
  • Finnish: laskija fi(fi)
  • Greek: μετρητής el(el) (metritís) m.
telltale
prison attached to city court
grammar: class of word — see measure word surface for food preparation
  • Finnish: työtaso fi(fi)
wrestling: proactive defence
  • Bulgarian: контра bg(bg) f.
  • Finnish: vastaliike fi(fi)
something in contradiction to a proposal
computing: variable etc. for keeping count
part of shoe or boot
internet: hit counter — see hit counter

Etymology 2

From Old French contre, Anglo-Norman cuntre, both from Latin contra.

Adverb

counter (not comparable)

  1. Contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction.
    "Running counter to all the rules of virtue." -Locks.
Translations
contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
  • Bulgarian: обратен bg(bg), противоположен bg(bg)
  • Finnish: vastaan fi(fi), vastoin fi(fi)

Noun

counter (plural counters)

  1. (nautical) The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline.

Etymology 3

From counter-.

Verb

to counter (third-person singular simple present counters, present participle countering, simple past and past participle countered)

  1. To contradict, oppose.
  2. (boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
    • "His left hand countered provokingly." -C. Kingsley.
  3. To take action in response to; to respond.
Translations
to contradict, oppose
  • Bulgarian: противопоставям се bg(bg)
  • Finnish: vastustaa fi(fi)
boxing: to return a blow while receiving one
to take action in response to
  • Bulgarian: отговарям bg(bg)
  • Finnish: vastata fi(fi)

Adjective

counter (not comparable)

  1. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic.
    His carrying a knife was counter to my plan.
Derived terms
  • counter agent
  • counter fugue
  • counter current
  • counter revolution
  • counter poison
See also: counter-

Anagrams

Anglo-Norman

Verb

counter

  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of cunter

 

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