Etymology

rotter

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Today it means: A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel. Full definition →

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rotter · noun1

From rot + -er.

Rotter · proper noun2

  1. Old High German · derived fromrût
  2. Middle High German · derived fromrotte“gang, team”
  3. English todayRotter

* As a German surname, variant of Rother. * Also as a German surname, from Middle High German rotte (“gang, team”) (see modern rotten (“to gang up”)). * As a Slovene surname, Americanized or Germanized from Rotar, from dialectal rote (“clearing in the uplands”), itself from Old High German rût; see modern roden (“to clear land”). * As an English surname, variant of Rutter.

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