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rattoner

/ˈɹætənə(ɹ)/

rattoner noun: a ratcatcher.

Noun

rattoner

  1. (historical, obsolete) A ratcatcher.
    • It̃m pᵈ to yᵉ seid Rattoner for leyeng of yᵉ cham's for ratts1834 [1521], Daniel Gurney, Household and Privy Purse Accounts of the Lestranges of Hunstanton, from A.D. 1519 to A.D. 1578, page 28
    • Also, for 8d. paid to a rattoner, who destroyed the rattons (rattones, rats) in the chambers of the Fellows...1874, Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Volume 2, page 129

Origin of rattoner

From Middle English ratoner; equivalent to ratton + -er.

Questions about rattoner

What does rattoner mean?
Rattoner means a ratcatcher.
What part of speech is rattoner?
Rattoner is a noun.
How do you pronounce rattoner?
Rattoner is pronounced /ˈɹætənə(ɹ)/.

Words near rattoner in the dictionary

  1. rattly
  2. ratto
  3. Rattok
  4. Rattoks
  5. ratton
  6. rattoner
  7. rattons
  8. rattoon
  9. rattooned
  10. rattooning
  11. rattoons

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