ratter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ratter
Example Sentences
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Expect a few jokes about the apparently gifted "ratter".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2011
Through gratitude, the turtle came to live with Mr. Green, to serve him as a ratter.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was no weakling and a good ratter, but it had the bad luck to be up against a dedicated fighter who was spoiling for action.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
A well trained rat terrier proved to be the best rat-trap we ever had on the premises, and for the poultry raiser who likes dogs a good ratter would be a good investment.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
He was a very good ratter, and also killed many snakes against which I pitted him.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
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