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fratter

Syllables: frat·erUS/ˈfɹætɚ/

fratter noun: a member of a fraternity in a college or university.

Noun

fratter (plural fratters)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A member of a fraternity in a college or university.
    • The "fratters” are known to hang out at the more expensive Parlor Bar, while the jocks are said to prefer the Diamond Horseshoe.1989, Yale Daily News, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges (page 785)

Forms of fratter

pluralfratters

Origin of fratter

From frat + -er.

Questions about fratter

What does fratter mean?
Fratter means a member of a fraternity in a college or university.
What part of speech is fratter?
Fratter is a noun.
How do you pronounce fratter?
Fratter is pronounced /ˈfɹætɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of fratter?
The plural of fratter is fratters.

Words near fratter in the dictionary

  1. fratries
  2. fratry
  3. frats
  4. Fratte
  5. fratted
  6. fratter
  7. fratters
  8. frattier
  9. frattiest
  10. frattiness
  11. fratting

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