See also: Rosser and Rösser

English edit

Noun edit

rosser (plural rossers)

  1. (UK, slang) Alternative form of rozzer (police officer)

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Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsər

Adjective edit

rosser

  1. comparative degree of ros

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French roissier, probably from Vulgar Latin *rustiare, from *rustia, from Late Latin rustum, or less likely from Vulgar Latin *ruptiāre, from Latin ruptus, from rumpō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

rosser

  1. to beat
  2. (slang) to hammer, to thrash, to defeat

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Further reading edit

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French roissier, from Vulgar Latin *rustiare, from *rustia, from Late Latin rustum.

Verb edit

rosser

  1. (Jersey) to thrash