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ratter en · NOUN

Etymology

From rat + -er.

Meanings

  1. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.
    • Grey cat called Snooky who was a good ratter even with his balls cut off. 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 90–91:
  2. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them. ▸ A rat dog.
  3. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them. ▸ A rat dog. ▸ 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

Forms

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rattener alternative lexicographic
ratters Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

ratcatcher · recreant · coward · traitor · ratter · treasonist · rat · snake · stool pigeon · mouser · tunnel rat · cockatrice · miner · serpent · treacherer · turncoat · swike · wolf in sheep's clothing · mouser · betrayer · treacher · ratcatcher · turntippet · renegade · withersake · double-crosser · backstabber · mouser · quisling · pirate · ratcatcher · snake in the grass