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
Sam will let him sleep in the garage and perhaps he will be a ratter.
From Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm by Hawley, Mabel C.
He is intelligent and handsome—just a miniature tiger, and growls like a new arrival from the jungle when he is displeased— and he is a great ratter.
From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Aldrich, Mildred
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