"rotter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-rotter.ogg [Australia] Forms: rotters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ) Etymology: rot + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rot|er}} rot + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rotter (plural rotters)
  1. (slang) A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-rotter-en-noun-ZlM21Zh2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rotter meaning in English (1.5kB)

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