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fouter

UK/ˈfuː.tə(ɹ)/US/ˈfu.tɚ/

fouter noun: a despicable fellow. Also the alternative form of footer.

Noun

fouter (plural fouters)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A despicable fellow.
    • The astonish'd tailor
      […]swearing he was better stuff
      Than sick a fouter.1780-1808, John Mayne, The Siller Gun
  2. (obsolete, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.

Also used as

fouter is also the alternative form of footer.

Forms of fouter

Noun
pluralfouters
Verb
third-person singular presentfouters
present participlefoutering
past participlefoutered
pastfoutered

Origin of fouter

From French foutre (“to lecher”), Latin futuere. Compare fouty.

Words formed from fouter

Words that rhyme with fouter

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about fouter

What does fouter mean?
Fouter means a despicable fellow.
What part of speech is fouter?
Fouter is a noun.
How do you pronounce fouter?
Fouter is pronounced /ˈfuː.tə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of fouter?
The plural of fouter is fouters.

Words near fouter in the dictionary

  1. fouta
  2. Fouta Djallon
  3. foutas
  4. Foutch
  5. Foutches
  6. fouter
  7. foutered
  8. foutering
  9. fouters
  10. fouth
  11. fouthy

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