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noun

Ratter n.

One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party.

Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier.

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Etymology of 'Ratter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ratter" Quotes from Famous Books

... and had drifted out of sight before her absence had been discovered. He rescued her and took her home, where she was welcomed by his children and made much of. She was a handsome little thing, with cropped ears and a short tail. My father named her "Dart." She was a fine ratter, and with the assistance of a Maltese cat, also a member of the family, the many rats which infested the house and stables were driven away or destroyed. She and the cat were fed out of the same plate, but Dart was not allowed to begin the meal ...

— Heroes Every Child Should Know • Hamilton Wright Mabie

... could edit a paper of this nature? You do not seem to know the first rudiments of agriculture. You speak of a furrow and a harrow as being the same thing; you talk of the moulting season for cows; and you recommend the domestication of the polecat on account of its playfulness and its excellence as a ratter! Your remark that clams will lie quiet if music be played to them was superfluous—entirely superfluous. Nothing disturbs clams. Clams always lie quiet. Clams care nothing whatever about music. Ah, heavens and earth, friend! if you had made the acquiring of ignorance the study of your life, ...

— Editorial Wild Oats • Mark Twain

Words linked to "Ratter" : turncoat, recreant, black-and-tan terrier, rat terrier, renegade, quitter, apostate, rat