rotter
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rot·ter
(rŏt′ər)n. Chiefly British Slang
A scoundrel.
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rotter
(ˈrɒtə)n
slang chiefly Brit a worthless, unpleasant, or despicable person
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rot•ter
(ˈrɒt ər)n. Chiefly Brit.
a thoroughly worthless person.
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rotter
noun (Old-fashioned) scoundrel, rat (informal), stinker (slang), louse (slang), cad (Brit. informal), swine, bounder (old-fashioned Brit. slang), blighter (Brit. informal), cur, scumbag (slang), bad lot, blackguard, cocksucker (taboo slang), scrote (slang) The man's an absolute rotter!
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rot
(rot) – past tense, past participle ˈrotted – verb to make or become bad or decayed. The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.pudrir, corromper, descomponer
noun1. decay. The floorboards are affected by rot.putrefacción, podredumbre
ˈrotten adjective1. (of meat, fruit etc) having gone bad; decayed. rotten vegetables.podrido
ˈrottenness nounˈrotter noun a mean, bad person. an absolute rotter.canalla, sinvergüenza
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