ratter

A noun referring to a disloyal person who betrays or deserts their cause, religion, political party, or friends.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für einen illoyalen Menschen, der seine Sache, Religion, politische Partei oder Freunde verrät oder im Stich lässt; auch jemand, der eine Gruppe verlässt oder verrät.

1. Disloyal person C1 informal

   A person who betrays or deserts their cause, religion, political party, or friends.

   • He was branded a ratter after he informed on his colleagues.
   • The group expelled the ratter who leaked their plans.
   • No one trusts a ratter who abandons their allies.

   🇩🇪Verräter

   Synonyme: apostatebetrayerdefectordeserterdouble-crosserinformerratrenegadesnaketraitorturncoat

   Antonyme: adherentdefenderfollowerloyalistpatriotsupporter

2. Rat-catching dog B2 formal

   Any of several breeds of terrier developed specifically to catch rats.

   • The farmer kept a ratter to control the rodent population.
   • This terrier is an excellent ratter, quick and fearless.
   • Ratters were historically bred for their hunting instincts.

   🇩🇪Rattenfänger

• ratters plural form
• ratters' possessive plural form
• ratter's possessive singular form