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[ trot-er ] / ˈtrɒt ər /
nounan animal that trots, especially a horse bred and trained for harness racing. a person who moves about briskly and constantly. the foot of an animal, especially of a sheep or pig, used as food. Origin of trotterMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at trot1, -er1 Words nearby trotterTrotsky, Trotskyism, Trotskyist International, Trotskyite, Trotsky, Leon, trotter, trotting race, trotty, trotyl, troubadour, troubadours Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trotterTrotter denounced the administration policy before church congregations in Washington and Boston. The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Trotter and Griffith both recognized the power of film as a mass medium that could influence millions. The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was in this atmosphere that the forces led by Griffith and Trotter clashed. The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Trotter had fewer resources but he was playing on home turf. The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ironically, Trotter had succeeded in tightening a censorship bill but failed to stop the movie. The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Trotter says that national unity is what is wanted most of all things now in England. The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge Miss Trotter and I—er—arrived at the conclusion last night that we were not formed to make each other's happiness. The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey Compare the neck of the trotter with that of the draft horse and see whether you can explain why one is heavy and the other light. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various Although Trotter's speculations involved no loss to the state they were, nevertheless, a contravention of an act of 1785. The Political History of England - Vol XI|George Brodrick Another cheap and very effective light, the "Trotter Lindberg," is being introduced into the lighting system of Europe. Report on the Department of Ports and Harbours for the Year 1890-1891|Department of Ports and Harbours
British Dictionary definitions for trotter
nouna person or animal that trots, esp a horse that is specially trained to trot fast (usually plural) the foot of certain animals, esp of pigs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |