Rotter (Noun)
Meaning
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The con artist was a rotter who preyed on the elderly and vulnerable.
- The news of his embezzlement scandal only confirmed what everyone already knew: he was a rotter of the worst kind.
- Only a rotter would abandon his family and leave them to fend for themselves.
- In the eyes of the public, the corrupt politician was a rotter who deserved to be thrown out of office.
- The tabloid headlines branded the disgraced celebrity a rotter, and his reputation was left in tatters.