rotter

Other forms of rotter

plural

rotters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rotter

What does rotter mean?

rotter means "a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible".

How many syllables are in rotter?

rotter has 2 syllables: rot-ter. The stress falls on "rot". In IPA it is /ˈɹɑtɚ/.

What is another word for rotter?

Close synonyms include dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot. 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 rotter a common word?

rotter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.