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/rot"euhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. Slang.a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.[1890-95; ROT + -ER1]
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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
