Counter
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Counter
Noun
- One who counts.
"He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100."
- A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- 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."
- A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
- A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
Adverb
Noun
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- 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."
- The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
- The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
- Alternative form of contra Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to countertenor.
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