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Definition: Trotter |
TrotterNoun1. Foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food. 2. A horse trained to trot especially one trained for harness racing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "trotter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Synonym: TrotterSynonym: trotting horse (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Slowness | Verb: move slowly; adVerb: creep, crawl, lag, slug, drawl, linger, loiter, saunter; plod, trudge, stump along, lumber; trail, drag; dawdle; (be inactive); grovel, worm one's way, steal along; job on, rub on, bundle on; toddle, waddle, wabble, slug, traipse, slouch, shuffle, halt, hobble, limp, caludicate, shamble; flag, falter, trotter, stagger; mince, step short; march in slow time, march in funeral procession; take one's time; hang fire; (be late). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Trotter |
| Specialty definitions using "trotter": BOG TROTTER ♦ safety. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "trotter": Trottoir. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Trotter" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (trot). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Why the Globe Trotter Trots (1923) Felix the Globe Trotter (1923) Trotter on the Trot (1920) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Sir Thos. Browne, M.D. / T. Trotter sculpt. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Tiberius Cavallo, F.R.S. / Trotter, Sculpt. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Paul Chamberlin, M.D. 1658 / R. White delt. T. Trotter Sculp. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | A "crack trotter" in the harness of the period / Thos. Worth. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SAFETY-:CLUTCH:, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or cage, in case of an accident to the hoisting apparatus. Once I seen a human ruin In an elevator-well, And his members was bestrewin' All the place where he had fell. And I says, apostrophisin' That uncommon woful wreck: "Your position's so surprisin' That I tremble for your neck!" Then that ruin, smilin' sadly And impressive, up and spoke: "Well, I wouldn't tremble badly, For it's been a fortnight broke." Then, for further comprehension Of his attitude, he begs I will focus my attention On his various arms and legs -- How they all are contumacious; Where they each, respective, lie; How one trotter proves ungracious, T'other one an alibi. These particulars is mentioned For to show his dismal state, Which I wasn't first intentioned To specifical relate. None is worser to be dreaded That I ever have heard tell Than the gent's who there was spreaded In that elevator-well. Now this tale is allegoric -- It is figurative all, For the well is metaphoric And the feller didn't fall. I opine it isn't moral For a writer-man to cheat, And despise to wear a laurel As was gotten by deceit. For 'tis Politics intended By the elevator, mind, It will boost a person splendid If his talent is the kind. Col. Bryan had the talent (For the busted man is him) And it shot him up right gallant Till his head begun to swim. Then the rope it broke above him And he painful come to earth Where there's nobody to love him For his detrimented worth. Though he's livin' none would know him, Or at leastwise not as such. Moral of this woful poem: Frequent oil your safety-clutch. Porfer Poog |
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| "Trotter" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 87.01% of the time. "Trotter" is used about 77 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 87.01% | 67 | 40,952 |
| Noun (singular) | 10.39% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.3% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.3% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 77 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "trotter" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Trotter | Last name | 8,000 | 1,543 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "trotter": bog trotter ♦ globe trotter. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "trotter": trotter-bone. | |
Ending with "trotter": ex-bog-trotter, globe-trotter, lily-trotter. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "trotter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Kalë Troku. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | جواد مدرب على الخبب, جواد سبق (racehorse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Кон 'ървящ ' Тръс. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 小跑步马 (Trotters). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Klusák. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | travhest (trotter horse), traver (trotter horse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | draver (trotter horse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | juoksija (runner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Trotteur (trotter horse), Cheval De Course. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Traber (trotters). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Τριποδίζων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Ügetõ Ló. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Trottatore (trotter horse), Zampone. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 속보의 말 (Trotters). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | troytteyder, crubbane (foot, foot of cattle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ottertray pés (feet), cavalo trotão, cavalo de trote. (various references) Trãpaş, Telegar. (various references) ысак. (various references) trčkaralo (errand boy, legman, office boy), kasač. (various references) Trotón. (various references) Travhäst (trotter horse), Travare (trotting). (various references) Tırıs Giden At, Paça (calves-foot, cuff, lower part of the trouser leg, neat's foot). (various references) Кур'"р, исак. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "trotter": trotters. (additional references) | |
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"Trotter" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: frotter, protter, Rottser, tortter, t'other, trater, triter, trote, Trotton, trotty, trutter. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "trotter" (pronounced trÄ"ter) |
| 4 | -r Ä" t er | rotter. |
| 3 | -Ä" t er | blotter, Cotter, dotter, hotter, imprimatur, mater, otter, plotter, Potter, saltwater, spotter, squatter, totter, yachter. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-o-r-r-t-t-t" | |
-1 letter: retort, rotter, totter. | |
-2 letters: otter, retro, rotte, torte, toter. | |
-3 letters: rote, tore, torr, tort, tote, tret, trot. | |
-4 letters: err, ore, ort, ret, roe, rot, tet, toe, tor, tot. | |
-5 letters: er, et, oe, or, re, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-o-r-r-t-t-t" | |
+1 letter: totterer, trotters. | |
+2 letters: throttler, totterers, trattorie. | |
+3 letters: bitterroot, butterwort, throttlers. | |
+4 letters: bitterroots, butterworts, intromitter, retrofitted, sternutator. | |
+5 letters: intromitters, lithotripter, orthopterist, protectorate, retrofitting, sternutators. | |
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