English Explanatory Dictionary

ratter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.
  2. A rat dog.
  3. A rat terrier.
  4. One who rats; a traitor; a deserter.
  5. A pirate miner, a miner who digs out ore or paydirt clandestinely and runs
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

ratter ratters rattener

Etymology

From rat + -er.

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