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Toter vs Totter - What's the difference?

toter | totter |

As nouns the difference between toter and totter

is that toter is one who totes or carries something while totter is an unsteady movement or gait.

As a verb totter is

to walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

toter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who totes or carries something.
  • * 2004 , Steve Ward, Holy Enigma! (page 31)
  • Bible toters tend to carry the book around as a symbol of sanctity.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 26, author=, title=The Fast-Draw-but-Don’t-Drink Law, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=The governor found no safety in provisions that ban the licensed gun toters from drinking alcohol ?— is it the honor system or will bartenders do a search? }}

    See also

    * stone-toter ----

    totter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an unsteady movement or gait
  • (archaic) A rag and bone man.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter , slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}
  • (archaic) To collect junk or scrap.
  • Synonyms

    * (move unsteadily) teeter, toddle, sway