rattern.

Brit.

/ˈratə/, U.S.

/ˈrædər/

Forms: Middle English rater, Middle English 1600s– ratter, Middle English ratoure.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < rat n.¹ + -er suffix¹.With the form in -oure compare -our suffix.

1. A rat-catcher; (now esp.) a dog or cat which catches rats.Recorded earliest as a surname.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > [noun] > that catches rats

ratter1225

rat-catcher1673

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of rats

ratter1225

rattoner1327

ratton man1480

rat-taker?1518

rat killer1527

rat-catcher1565

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > extermination of rats > one who

ratter1225

rattoner1327

ratton man1480

rat-taker?1518

rat killer1527

rat-catcher1565

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that hunts specific animals

bear dog1616

wolf-dog1652

coney dog1681

foumart-dog?1748

bird dog1755

boar-dog1792

bear hound1807

wolf-hound1823

toller1831

coon-dog1833

pig-dog1845

rat terrier1851

ratter1858

rabbiter1859

squirrel-dog1860

badgerer1876

boar-hound1884

turkey-dog1895

coon hound1920

1225 Patent Rolls Henry III (1901) I. 523 Ernaldus Ratter.

?a1500 Burgeys thou 12 Thy warderer..So wery is of superfluite He wolle no more be none ratoure.

1620 in J. S. Farmer Musa Pedestris (1964) 14 I doe excell..The Ratter..and Tinker.

1857 S. H. Hammond Wild Northern Scenes xi. 121 There was an assemblage of all the cats in that part of the town... Off at the right was an old spotted ratter.

1858 E. J. Lewis in W. Youatt Dog (N.Y. ed.) ii. 54 The little Dane is often a good ratter.

1887 Cent. Mag. Sept. 704/1 Against these ravages the company supply a special guardian in the person of the ratter.

1946 E. O'Neill Iceman Cometh iv. 233 With that..line of bull, you ought to be able to sell skunks for good ratters!

1972 R. Adams Watership Down xxv. 184 The farm cat was bewildered by the speed and fury of Bigwig's charge. It was no weakling and a good ratter.

1992 Weekend Tel. 18 Apr. p. viii/2 The display also honours the only cat to win the Dickin medal, Simon, a ratter serving in HMS Amethyst.

a. A person who deserts his or her party, cause, principles, etc.; = rat n.¹ 4d.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles > one who

renay1340

apostate1362

renegatec1450

starter1519

reniant1532

changeling1539

rannigala1560

recreant1570

turncoat1570

renegado1573

start-away1574

off-faller?1575

start-back1579

departer1586

reneger1597

retrospicientc1600

runagadea1604

renegade1611

turn-tail1621

runagado1623

trip-coata1625

retrogredient1650

retrograde1651

tergiversator1716

rat1755

ratter1819

tergiversant1833

blackleg1844

strike-breaker1904

faller-out1964

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > deserting one's party > one who

rat1755

bolter1812

ratter1819

Jim Crow1837

kicker1888

1819 New Tory Guide 135 Though the worst of all ratters at ratting may rail, Who sees 'mid these rivals John William so pale.

1834 M. Edgeworth Helen II. xi. 228 In the famous old print of the minister rat-catcher..the ridicule on placemen ratters remains.

1885 E. A. Abbott Francis Bacon 84 The Essay on Faction is..almost cynical in its suppression of resentment against ratters and traitors.

1981 S. Koss Rise & Fall Polit. Press in Brit. II. v. 182 His prognosis proved wrong, for the Bill was carried through the Lords with the help of ‘ratters’ and abstainers.

1998 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. (Features section) 2 Cullen, speaking in Parliament, described Myles as a ‘serial ratter’ because he was previously a member of four different parties at different times.

†b. A person who refuses to join a strike; = rat n.¹ 4f. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > striking > refusing to strike

dung1765

scab1777

knobstick1794

leg1815

rat1824

nob1825

black1826

blackneb1832

blacknob1838

knob1839

snob1839

blackleg1844

snob-stick1860

non-striker1868

ratter1890

strike-breaker1904

1890 Cent. Dict. 4973 Ratter, a workman who renders himself obnoxious to a trades-union.

3. Australian. A person who steals opal from another person's mine.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > ore or from mine

high-grade1904

ratter1932

1932 I. L. Idriess Prospecting for Gold (new ed.) xxvi. 239 Ratters are men, a gang as a rule, who work your opal out for you while you sleep.

1964 W. C. Eyles Bk. Opals vii. 83 When the miners..went down the shaft, they found the ratters had cleaned the place out entirely.

1976 National Geographic Oct. 564/2 The mine ratters (thieves) are here, but that's been going on since King Solomon's mines.

2007 Seattle Times (Nexis) 16 Feb. i23 That insistence..leads Rex to be mistaken one night for a ‘ratter’, a thief poaching from another opal miner's claim.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratter
释义	rattern. Brit. /ˈratə/, U.S. /ˈrædər/ Forms: Middle English rater, Middle English 1600s– ratter, Middle English ratoure. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < rat n.¹ + -er suffix¹.With the form in -oure compare -our suffix. 1. A rat-catcher; (now esp.) a dog or cat which catches rats.Recorded earliest as a surname. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [noun] > that catches rats ratter1225 rat-catcher1673 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of rats ratter1225 rattoner1327 ratton man1480 rat-taker?1518 rat killer1527 rat-catcher1565 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > extermination of rats > one who ratter1225 rattoner1327 ratton man1480 rat-taker?1518 rat killer1527 rat-catcher1565 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that hunts specific animals bear dog1616 wolf-dog1652 coney dog1681 foumart-dog?1748 bird dog1755 boar-dog1792 bear hound1807 wolf-hound1823 toller1831 coon-dog1833 pig-dog1845 rat terrier1851 ratter1858 rabbiter1859 squirrel-dog1860 badgerer1876 boar-hound1884 turkey-dog1895 coon hound1920 1225 Patent Rolls Henry III (1901) I. 523 Ernaldus Ratter. ?a1500 Burgeys thou 12 Thy warderer..So wery is of superfluite He wolle no more be none ratoure. 1620 in J. S. Farmer Musa Pedestris (1964) 14 I doe excell..The Ratter..and Tinker. 1857 S. H. Hammond Wild Northern Scenes xi. 121 There was an assemblage of all the cats in that part of the town... Off at the right was an old spotted ratter. 1858 E. J. Lewis in W. Youatt Dog (N.Y. ed.) ii. 54 The little Dane is often a good ratter. 1887 Cent. Mag. Sept. 704/1 Against these ravages the company supply a special guardian in the person of the ratter. 1946 E. O'Neill Iceman Cometh iv. 233 With that..line of bull, you ought to be able to sell skunks for good ratters! 1972 R. Adams Watership Down xxv. 184 The farm cat was bewildered by the speed and fury of Bigwig's charge. It was no weakling and a good ratter. 1992 Weekend Tel. 18 Apr. p. viii/2 The display also honours the only cat to win the Dickin medal, Simon, a ratter serving in HMS Amethyst. 2. a. A person who deserts his or her party, cause, principles, etc.; = rat n.¹ 4d. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles > one who renay1340 apostate1362 renegatec1450 starter1519 reniant1532 changeling1539 rannigala1560 recreant1570 turncoat1570 renegado1573 start-away1574 off-faller?1575 start-back1579 departer1586 reneger1597 retrospicientc1600 runagadea1604 renegade1611 turn-tail1621 runagado1623 trip-coata1625 retrogredient1650 retrograde1651 tergiversator1716 rat1755 ratter1819 tergiversant1833 blackleg1844 strike-breaker1904 faller-out1964 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > deserting one's party > one who rat1755 bolter1812 ratter1819 Jim Crow1837 kicker1888 1819 New Tory Guide 135 Though the worst of all ratters at ratting may rail, Who sees 'mid these rivals John William so pale. 1834 M. Edgeworth Helen II. xi. 228 In the famous old print of the minister rat-catcher..the ridicule on placemen ratters remains. 1885 E. A. Abbott Francis Bacon 84 The Essay on Faction is..almost cynical in its suppression of resentment against ratters and traitors. 1981 S. Koss Rise & Fall Polit. Press in Brit. II. v. 182 His prognosis proved wrong, for the Bill was carried through the Lords with the help of ‘ratters’ and abstainers. 1998 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. (Features section) 2 Cullen, speaking in Parliament, described Myles as a ‘serial ratter’ because he was previously a member of four different parties at different times. †b. A person who refuses to join a strike; = rat n.¹ 4f. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > striking > refusing to strike dung1765 scab1777 knobstick1794 leg1815 rat1824 nob1825 black1826 blackneb1832 blacknob1838 knob1839 snob1839 blackleg1844 snob-stick1860 non-striker1868 ratter1890 strike-breaker1904 1890 Cent. Dict. 4973 Ratter, a workman who renders himself obnoxious to a trades-union. 3. Australian. A person who steals opal from another person's mine. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > ore or from mine high-grade1904 ratter1932 1932 I. L. Idriess Prospecting for Gold (new ed.) xxvi. 239 Ratters are men, a gang as a rule, who work your opal out for you while you sleep. 1964 W. C. Eyles Bk. Opals vii. 83 When the miners..went down the shaft, they found the ratters had cleaned the place out entirely. 1976 National Geographic Oct. 564/2 The mine ratters (thieves) are here, but that's been going on since King Solomon's mines. 2007 Seattle Times (Nexis) 16 Feb. i23 That insistence..leads Rex to be mistaken one night for a ‘ratter’, a thief poaching from another opal miner's claim. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1225
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