What does rat terrier mean?

rat terrier means "any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats".

What is another word for rat terrier?

Close synonyms include ratter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rat terrier a common word?

rat terrier is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

rat terrier — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
Synonymsratter
Broaderterrier
NarrowerManchester terrier

Questions about rat terrier

What does rat terrier mean?: rat terrier means "any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats".
What is another word for rat terrier?: Close synonyms include ratter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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