fouter

English

Etymology

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

Noun

fouter (plural fouters)

1. (UK, dialectal) A despicable fellow.
   • 1780-1808, John Mayne, The Siller Gun:

     The astonish'd tailor
     […] swearing he was better stuff
     Than sick a fouter.

Derived terms

• footer

References

• “fouter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑu̯tər/

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• Hyphenation: fou.ter
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯tər

Adjective

fouter

1. comparative degree of fout

Inflection

Declension of fouter
uninflected	fouter
inflected	foutere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		fouter
indefinite	m./f. sing.	foutere
	n. sing.	fouter
	plural	foutere
definite		foutere
partitive		fouters