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ratter¹

Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)

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From rat + -er.

noun ratters · rattener

  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.
  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

Ratter²

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"ratter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ratter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ratter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ratter

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"ratter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ratter.

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@misc{ratter_2026,
  title = {ratter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ratter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}