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rat·ter
(răt′ər)n.
1. One that catches or kills rats: Many terriers are good ratters.
2. Slang One who betrays or deserts another.
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ratter
(ˈrætə)n
1. a dog or cat that catches and kills rats
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rat•ter
(ˈræt ər)n.
a rat-catching animal.
[1825–35]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() quitter - a person who gives up too easily |
2. | ![]() terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground black-and-tan terrier, Manchester terrier - a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England |
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[ˈrætəʳ] N → cazarratones m invCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ratter
n (= dog or cat) → Rattenfänger m
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