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▪ I. † ˈfleeter1 Obs. rare—1
[f. fleet v.1 + -er1.]
a. ? A shifty person (cf. fleet v.1 6).
b. A fugitive, deserter.
1581Mulcaster Positions iii. (1887) 12 His countrey..pronounceth him to be but a fleeter, who so euer shall offer to force her that waye. 1598Florio, Profugo, a fugitiue, a wandrer, a fleeter. 1609J. Davies (Heref.) Holy Roode (Grosart) 9/1 Peter, Art thou for Christ his Church a fit foundation, That in Faith, from Faith, sans Faith, art a Fleeter?
▪ II. fleeter2|ˈfliːtə(r)|
[f. fleet n.1 + -er1.]
One who is engaged in ‘fleeting’ (see fleeting vbl. n.3). Also, a boat intended for ‘fleeting’.
1888Scot. Leader 11 July 7 The ‘fleeters’ do not always get free with smashes and cuts; one fleet alone loses 35 men on the average per year. 1893Ibid. 15 Aug. 7 These vessels..differ from the ordinary trawlers in respect that while the latter return to port at least once a week, the fleeters remain at sea as long as their coals hold out. |