# ratter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.
2. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.
3. Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them.
4. One who rats; a traitor; a deserter.
5. A pirate miner, a miner who digs out ore or paydirt clandestinely and runs

## Etymology
From rat + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ratter