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Ratter is a 2016 American found footage drama , thriller and horror film written and directed by Branden Kramer. The film is based on a short film also written and co-directed by Kramer titled Webcam . The film stars Ashley Benson , Matt McGorry , and Rebecca ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Ratter \Rat"ter\ (r[a^]t"t[~e]r), n. One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party. Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier .
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n. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter , apostate , renegade , turncoat , recreant ] any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats [syn: rat terrier ]
Usage examples of ratter.
Focusing the field-glasses, he saw that the dogs were of different varieties, but none of them of the short-legged ratter type.
But no one seems too badly hurt, except for Mr Ratter, who fell on to a casual observer in the crowd.
One of the palace ratter cats who had accompanied Drissila up from the kitchens dashed forward and lapped at the spilt liquid.
We are but ratters, he would say, the lowest of the low, but no matter.
Plus there are snow leopards and ratters, muties who live under icy ground.
He noticed his manservant, Harl, talking with young Niffa, the daughter of the town ratters, and waved as he walked past, heading to the Council House.
To earn their food, clothing, and other necessities, the Ratters, as their family came to be known, also took their ferrets round from house to house all over town.
Plus there are snow leopards and ratters, muties who live under icy ground.
He noticed his manservant, Harl, talking with young Niffa, the daughter of the town ratters, and waved as he walked past, heading to the Council House.
When we were off Lisbon he asked me to stay aboard, gave me the usual message from Good Queen Bess, how she'd pay a princely bounty to any Portuguese pilot who'd join her and teach others the skill at Trinity House, and give five thousand guineas for the ratter of Magellan's Pass, or the Cape of Good Hope.