ratter
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- rattener (rare)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Verb
[edit]ratter