English

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Etymology 1

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From rate (to appraise) +‎ -er.

Noun

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rater (plural raters)

  1. One who provides a rating or assessment.
    The three raters agreed on the score.
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Etymology 2

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From rate (to scold; berate) +‎ -er.

Noun

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rater (plural raters)

  1. One who rates or scolds.
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French

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Etymology

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Emerged in the early 1700s, likely originally in reference to a firearm misfiring, from the expression (1651) prendre un rat (to misfire, literally to get a rat), from rat (rat). More at rat.

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Verb

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rater

  1. (transitive) to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718]
    Il va rater le car.He's going to miss the bus.
  2. (transitive, informal) to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715]
    J’ai raté ma vie.I screwed up my life.
  3. (intransitive, of a weapon) to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718]
    Le revolver rata.The revolver misfired.
  4. (intransitive, informal) to fail [first att. 1722]
    J’ignore pourquoi votre projet a raté.I don't know why your project failed.

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: ratar
  • Haitian Creole: rate

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Ladin

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Verb

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rater

  1. to yield (a return)

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  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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rater m

  1. indefinite plural of rate