rotter
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rotter¹
Rhymes with -ɒtə(ɹ)
noun rotters
- A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel. Calvin could be anywhere in this zoo. I hope he at least has the sense to stay put, wherever he is. Where would the little rotter go if he was lost and separated from his stuffed toy?
Rotter²
Where it comes from
* As a German surname, variant of Rother.
* Also as a German surname, from Middle High German rotte (“gang, team”) (see modern rotten (“to gang up”)).
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized or Germanized from Rotar, from dialectal rote (“clearing in the uplands”), itself from Old High German rût; see modern roden (“to clear land”).
* As an English surname, variant of Rutter.
proper noun Rotters
- A surname from German.
Talk about this word "rotter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rotter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rotter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rotter "rotter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rotter.Cite this
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title = {rotter},
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