tatterer

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noun

One who or that which tatters.

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Meanings

nountatterer (plural tatterers)

plural tatterers

  1. rareOne who or that which tatters.

    Leaf Tatterers and Defoliators This group of pecan arthropods can cause damage to foliage from shortly after budbreak until about the time of pollination.

    1983, Thomas E. Mittler, Annual Review of Entomology, page 305
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    Some people are better language-tatterers than others. And it would not, I think, be out of place here to take a closer look at an excellent example of that craft.

    1968, Socialist Vanguard News Letter Service. Bulletin, page 38

Origin

From tatter + -er.

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APA

tatterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatterer

MLA

“tatterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatterer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tatterer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatterer.

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