Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VENTER

n.One who utters, reports or publishes.

 

VENTER

n.[L.] 1. In anatomy, the abdomen, or lower belly; formerly applied to any large cavity containing viscera, as the head, thorax and abdomen, called three venters.
2. The womb; and hence, mother. A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.
3. The belly of a muscle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VENTER

VENTER Vent "er, n.

 

Defn: One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [R.] Barrow.

 

VENTER

Vent "er, n. Etym: [L.]

 

1. (Anat. ) (a ) The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. (b ) The uterus, or womb. (c ) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The lower part of the abdomen in insects.

 

3. (Rom. & O. E. Law )

 

Defn: A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

venter

ven ter |ˈventər ˈvɛntər | ▶noun Zoology the underside or abdomen of an animal. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘belly. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

venter

ven ¦ter |ˈvɛntə | ▶noun Zoology the underside or abdomen of an animal. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘belly ’.

 

French Dictionary

venter

venter v. impers. verbe impersonnel Se dit du vent qui souffle. : Il vente énormément: il ne serait pas prudent de sortir en voilier. aimer Note Orthographique v e nter.

 

Spanish Dictionary

venteril

venteril adjetivo 1 De la venta o relacionado con esta antigua posada .2 adjetivo Del ventero o relacionado con la persona que está al frente de una venta .

 

ventero, -ra

ventero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Persona que es propietaria o está al frente de una venta .