petter

1 9.9

A person who gently touches a loved one to show love or sexual interest

noun

NSFW

: acariciador

As a devoted petter, he loved to cuddle with his girlfriend on the couch.

Examples

For information, we thank Jimmie Overton, Stephanie Petter, Rick Shiver, Kent Wiggins, and Brian Wrenn of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality.

Academic text (2002)
Ah, yes, I did think of PETTER early on.

Blog text (22)
While I think he goes too far, Nils Petter Gleditsch, in the introduction to a recent special issue of the Journal of Peace Research, concludes from this body of evidence, "On the whole, however, it seems fair to say that so far there is not yet much evidence for climate change as an important driver of conflict."

Blog text (26)
As for the heavy petters, there’s less coddling.

Blog text (4)
She gently caressed her partner's face, acting like a true petter.
During the movie, he became the perfect petter, wrapping his arms around her affectionately.

Synonyms

toucher

vspetter

1 9.4

A person who often shows warmth with hugs or pats on the back

is more intimate or sexual rather than casual friendly touch

caresser

vspetter

1 4.6

A person or thing that gently touches something to calm it

is sexual or romantic rather than just soothing or gentle

fondler

vspetter

NSFW

8.2

A person who gently touches someone to show love

is more sexual or explicitly intimate rather than just affectionate

How Affectionate

petter

NSFW

1 9.9

caresser

1 4.6

Surface Forms

petter singular

petters plural

Morphology

petter = pet (transparent) = pet + er

Productive agentive formation from the verb 'pet' with the suffix '-er', meaning 'one who pets' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Petter comes from the simple verb pet, which means 'to stroke' or 'to caress' (think of when you pet a dog), and the ending -er means 'one who'. So a petter is literally someone who gently touches or fondles another person.