rotter

[ rot-er ]

/ ˈrɒt ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR rotter ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Chiefly British Slang.

a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.

Origin of rotter

First recorded in 1890–95; rot + -er¹

Words nearby rotter

rotten borough, rotten egg, rotten ice, rottenstone, rotten to the core, rotter, Rotterdam, Rottweiler, rotund, rotunda, rotundity

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for rotter

The fact that I have tried to make you stay simply proves the particular type of rotter that I am.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Nobody but a cad and a rotter would have done anything else.
The Tree of Heaven|May Sinclair
Verplank is a very good sort, whereas this Barouffski is a rotter.
The Monster|Edgar Saltus
You'll think me an awful rotter, Daisy, but you can't think me more of a rotter than I think myself.
East of Suez|William Somerset Maugham

She looked chagrined; she had been so sure that this man was a rotter, that it was a bit of a set-back to hear this news.
The Phantom Lover|Ruby M. Ayres

British Dictionary definitions for rotter

rotter

/ (ˈrɒtə) /

noun

slang, mainly British a worthless, unpleasant, or despicable person

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

单词	rotter
释义	rotter [ rot-er ] / ˈrɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rotter ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly British Slang. a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person. Origin of rotter First recorded in 1890–95; rot + -er¹ Words nearby rotter rotten borough, rotten egg, rotten ice, rottenstone, rotten to the core, rotter, Rotterdam, Rottweiler, rotund, rotunda, rotundity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rotter The fact that I have tried to make you stay simply proves the particular type of rotter that I am. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story\|Various Nobody but a cad and a rotter would have done anything else. The Tree of Heaven\|May Sinclair Verplank is a very good sort, whereas this Barouffski is a rotter. The Monster\|Edgar Saltus You'll think me an awful rotter, Daisy, but you can't think me more of a rotter than I think myself. East of Suez\|William Somerset Maugham She looked chagrined; she had been so sure that this man was a rotter, that it was a bit of a set-back to hear this news. The Phantom Lover\|Ruby M. Ayres British Dictionary definitions for rotter rotter / (ˈrɒtə) / noun slang, mainly British a worthless, unpleasant, or despicable person 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 Words related to rotter bounder, boor, rake, rascal, dog, louse, rat, lout, creep, scoundrel, clown, heel, cur, stinker, rounder, worm
随便看	pump lung pumpman pump-oxygenator pump priming pump room pump up pun puna punakha punan puncak jaya punce punch punch-and-judy show punchbag punchball punch biopsy punchboard punch bowl punch card punch-drunk punch-drunk syndrome punched card punched tape puncheon

rotter

noun Chiefly British Slang.

Origin of rotter

Words nearby rotter

Example sentences from the Web for rotter

British Dictionary definitions for rotter

noun

Words related to rotter