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ROTTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rotter mean?
• ROTTER (noun)
The noun ROTTER has 1 sense:
1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Familiarity information: ROTTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bum; crumb; dirty dog; git; lowlife; puke; rat; rotter; scum bag; skunk; so-and-so; stinker; stinkpot
Context example:
the British call a contemptible person a 'git'
Hypernyms ("rotter" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
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