Ratter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ratter \Rat"ter\ (r[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his
        party.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch


        rats; a rat terrier. See {Terrier}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ratter
       n 1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
            religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter},
             {apostate}, {renegade}, {turncoat}, {recreant}]
       2: any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
          [syn: {rat terrier}]