rotter

rotter
noun Date: 1893 a thoroughly objectionable person

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  • Rotter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alfred Rotter (eigentl. Schaie) (1886 1933), deutscher Theaterunternehmer, Bruder von Fritz Rotter Ariel Rotter (* 1973), argentinischer Drehbuchautor und Regisseur Curt Rotter (1881–1945),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rotter — Rotter. v. n. Faire un rot. C est un vilain, il ne fait que rotter …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • rotter — person deemed objectionable on moral grounds, 1889, slang, from ROT (Cf. rot) + ER (Cf. er) (3) …   Etymology dictionary

  • rotter — *cad, bounder …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rotter — ► NOUN informal, dated ▪ a cruel, mean, or unkind person …   English terms dictionary

  • rotter — [rät′ər] n. [< ROT] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] a despicable fellow; cad, bounder, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Rotter — Recorded as Reuter, Root, Roote, Rote, Roth, Rothe, Rother, Rothert, Roiter, Roter, Rotter, Rotheman, Rothman, Rothmann, Rottmann, Roitman, Reitman, Rutter, and others, this is a surname of Dutch, English, French, German or Jewish origins, from… …   Surnames reference

  • Rotter — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Emilia Rotter (1906 2003), patineuse hongroise Julian Rotter (1916 ), psychologue américain Catégorie : Homonymie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rotter — UK [ˈrɒtə(r)] / US [ˈrɑtər] noun [countable] Word forms rotter : singular rotter plural rotters British informal old fashioned someone who treats people badly …   English dictionary

  • rotter — [[t]rɒ̱tə(r)[/t]] rotters N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a rotter, you are criticizing them because you think that they have behaved in a very unkind or mean way. [BRIT, INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • rotter — one who cheats or lies, dirty rat    Hank, you rotter! You sold me a car that won t start …   English idioms

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