rotter
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈrɑːtər/
- Offensive
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canalla
- Everyone in the village considered him a rotter for his selfish behavior.
Examples
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Polly, what a shame your fella turned out to be a... a rotter and a cad.
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After all, there are people in this world who are simply boors and rotters.
Blog text (17) -
-Does that make you a rotter?
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Oh, your son Bevis married me, all right and a fine rotter he was!
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You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch
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Aye, the perfidious rotter led a mutiny against us.
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He's such a rotter for cheating on her; she deserves better.
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After his latest betrayal, many called him a rotter who could not be trusted.
Synonyms
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8.0
A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike or who treats others badly
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9.9
A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
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8.1
A person who is seen as evil or dishonest
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9.5
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
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7.7
A person who is dishonest or breaks the law
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9.9
A rude person who treats others badly
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9.9
A person you strongly dislike and think is bad
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9.2
A person who is mean and cannot be trusted
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8.1
A person who behaves badly and cannot be trusted
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9.9
A rude word for a person who is cruel or dishonest
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7.5
A cruel person who treats others badly
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7.2
A person who is mean or dishonest
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9.5
A person or thing people strongly dislike
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8.2
A person who is dishonest and treats others badly
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8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
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6.0
A person who others do not want in a group because they behave badly
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8.4
An unpleasant person who treats others badly or lies to them
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8.0
A person who behaves badly or cheats others
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8.9
A very bad person who treats other people cruelly
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9.9
A rude word for a person people strongly dislike
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9.9
A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly
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9.0
An insulting name for a person thought to be very bad and not to be trusted
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5.6
A person who other people do not respect because they behave badly
A person who is mean or dishonest and causes trouble for others
A person who is very rude and insults others cruelly
A person who betrays others and cannot be trusted
An unpleasant person who is hard to get along with
An insulting name for a cruel or troublesome person
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rotter comes from the common word rot, which means 'decay' or 'rotten', plus the ending -er that marks a person. So a rotter is someone people call 'rotten' because they are mean or unpleasant.