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English
Etymology
From rat + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
ratter (plural ratters)
- Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them; a rat terrier.
- Coordinate terms: ratcatcher, mouser
1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 90–91:Grey cat called Snooky who was a good ratter even with his balls cut off.
- One who rats; a traitor; a deserter.
- Coordinate terms: stool pigeon, turncoat, coward
- A pirate miner, a miner who digs out ore or paydirt clandestinely and runs
- Coordinate terms: miner, pirate, tunnel rat
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
ratter
- present tense of ratte