Meanings
verbfortatter (third-person singular simple present fortatters, present participle fortattering, simple past and past participle fortattered)
present singular third person fortatters · participle present fortattering · participle past fortattered · past fortattered
Origin
- Middle Englishfortateren
- Englishfortatter
From Middle English fortateren, equivalent to for- + tatter.
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APA
fortatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortatter
MLA
“fortatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortatter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fortatter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortatter.
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