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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
rat-ter
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.

noun

Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.

noun

Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.

noun

One who rats; a traitor; a deserter.

noun

A pirate miner, a miner who digs out ore or paydirt clandestinely and runs

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rat + -er.

Inflected Forms

ratters (plural) rattener (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ratcatcher mouser stool pigeon turncoat coward backstabber betrayer cockatrice

Synonyms

rat terrier deserter apostate renegade turncoat recreant

Rhymes With

matter latter batter scatter chatter flatter platter shatter hatter splatter patter clatter

Questions

What does ratter mean?
Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.
Where does ratter come from?
From rat + -er.

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