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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024frit•ter1 /ˈfrɪtɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) go to waste little by little: [~ + away + object]to fritter away his money on useless items.[~ + object + away]to fritter money away.
frit•ter2 /ˈfrɪtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Fooda small cake of fried batter, usually containing corn, fruit, or other food.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frit•ter1 (frit′ər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to squander or disperse piecemeal;
waste little by little (usually fol. by away):to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon. - to break or tear into small pieces or shreds.
v.i. - to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away):to watch one's fortune fritter away.
- to separate or break into fragments:a plastic material having a tendency to fritter.
n. - a small piece, fragment, or shred.
- earlier fitter, derivative of fit (Old English fitt) a part 1720–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dissipate, frivol away, idle away.
frit•ter2 (frit′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda small cake of batter, sometimes containing corn, fruit, clams, or some other ingredient, fried in deep fat or sautéed.
- Late Latin frīctūra a frying, equivalent. to Latin frict(us), past participle of frīgere to fry + -ūra -ure
- Old French friture
- Middle English friture, frytour 1350–1400
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