wotcher

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/ˈwɒt͡ʃə/

interjection

A friendly greeting.

“Wotcher think?”

Scrabble 15

Meanings

wotcher1

interjection
  1. UKslangA friendly greeting.

    “Wotcher, me old cock sparrow, how's the sleuthing business?” bellowed Sandy, pausing and balancing his saddle on one knee while he looped up the girth.

    1962, Dick Francis, chapter 19, in Dead Cert, published 2004, page 266

wotcher2

contraction
  1. UKabbreviationcontractioninformalContraction of what + do + you.

    Wotcher think?

  2. UKabbreviationcontractioninformalContraction of what + you.

    Listen, do wotcher gotta do!

  3. UKabbreviationcontractioninformalContraction of what + are + you.

    Wotcher doing?

  4. UKabbreviationcontractioninformalContraction of what + have + you.

    Wotcher been up to?

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

wotcher · interjection

19th c., corruption of what cheer.

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wotcher · contraction

Representing an abbreviated pronunciation of various phrases.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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