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Definition of decanter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decanter

noun
 
/dɪˈkæntə(r)/
 
/dɪˈkæntər/
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  1. a special glass bottle with a stopper (= an object that fits into the top of the bottle to close it) that wine and other alcoholic drinks are poured into from an ordinary bottle before serving
    • a crystal port decanter
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecanter is used after these nouns:
    • whisky
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    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from decant + -er.
See decanter in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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