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rotter

noun

Etymology

* 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.

  1. derived from rût
  2. derived from rotte — “gang, team”

Definitions

  1. A despicable, worthless person

    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?
    • Some Johnny with brains produces a hypothesis. Everybody calls him a rotter at first. But he remains calm in the face of opprobrium.

  2. A surname from German.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA