Venter, noun
- Origin:
- Named for the founder of the company, Jasper Venter.
1. The proprietory name of a particular make of small trailer, suitable for towing behind a motor car; also applied loosely to any small trailer.
1989 Sunday Times 20 Aug. (Mag. Sect.) 40Jasper’s trailers are so famous..that his surname’s become a generic. In the same way people talk about Band-Aid..for plasters.., say Venter to most South Africans and they’ll think..Trailer.
1990 L. Morgan Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)There was this chap coming down the road, towing his Venter.
2. transferred sense. see quotation 1991. See also Vaalie.
1991 C. Barrett in Weekend Post 5 Jan. 7They were the ‘Vaalies’ (holidaymakers from the Transvaal), or ‘Venters’ as they have come to be known because of the proliferation of Venter trailers on the..holiday run.
The proprietory name of a particular make of small trailer, suitable for towing behind a motor car; also applied loosely to any small trailer.
see quotation 1991.
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