(n) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible, Syn. so-and-so, lowlife, rat, skunk, scum bag, dirty dog, stinkpot, git, puke, stinker, bum, crumb, Example:only a rotter would do that; kill the rat; throw the bum out; you cowardly little pukes!; the British call a contemptible person a `git'
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. 1. An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A vessel in which disinfectants are burned. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk. [ 1913 Webster ]