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Rother vs Rotter - What's the difference?

rother | rotter |

As an adjective rother

is .

As a noun rotter is

(rot).

rother

English

Etymology 1

Old English .

Noun

(en noun)
  • a horned animal, especially an ox

    • Etymology 2

    Old English. See (rudder).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rudder.
    • Derived terms
    * rother nail: a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; so called by shipwrights. ----

    rotter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A worthless, despicable person.
  • (British, slang) A scoundrel.
  • (British, slang, journalism) A non-accredited journalist.
  • * {{quote-news, author=Daniel Taylor, title=David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=31 January 2015 citation
    • , passage=pparently it was the fault of Jamie Redknapp and all the other rotters in the media that Diego Costa was suspended and Mourinho, in turn, was applying his own ban.}}

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