"botter" meaning in English

See botter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈbɒtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-botter.wav [Southern-England] Forms: botters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robotclip. English bot English -er English botter From bot + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bot|-er<id:occupation>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robotclip. English bot English -er English botter [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "Q11012", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "Q11012", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "serfdom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "work", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Old Czech", "term" : "robota", "lang" : "zlw-ocs" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Czech", "term" : "robota", "gloss" : "drudgery, servitude", "lang" : "cs" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Czech", "term" : "robot", "lang" : "cs" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "robot", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bot", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "occupation", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "botter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="botter"> From bot + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} botter (plural botters)
  1. (Internet) One who operates a bot (automated software process). Tags: Internet Related terms: botherder, botmaster
    Sense id: en-botter-en-noun-YOLU5NrC Categories (other): Internet, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 4 21 4 43 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 4 21 4 43 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈbɒtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-botter.wav [Southern-England] Forms: botters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ) Etymology: From bottom (“backside”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} botter (plural botters)
  1. (slang, childish) A homosexual man. Tags: childish, slang
    Sense id: en-botter-en-noun-C8NhA3EL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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