Synonyms of rotter

rotter

noun

ˈrä-tər 

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

the dirty rotter tried every scam in the book to steal from the most vulnerable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• clown
• joker
• skunk
• bounder
• idiot
• creep
• rat
• brute
• blighter
• snake
• boor
• bugger
• moron
• toad
• cad
• beast
• louse
• vermin
• swine
• scum
• lout
• heel
• scumbag
• stinker
• brat
• sod
• reptile
• villain
• fool
• cur
• varmint
• cretin
• fink
• buzzard
• slime
• schmuck
• bleeder
• so-and-so
• slimeball
• churl
• hound
• crud
• pill
• nuisance
• sleazebag
• scuzzball
• slob
• sleazeball
• dirtbag
• sleaze
• barbarian
• son of a gun
• crumb
• wretch
• savage
• chuff
• scoundrel
• stinkard
• nerd
• rascal
• vulgarian
• rat fink
• scamp
• lowlife
• rogue
• scab
• caveman
• loudmouth
• imbecile
• miscreant
• dolt
• blockhead
• booby
• roughneck
• ninny
• Neanderthal
• pest
• goon
• snob
• jackass
• airhead
• snot
• turkey
• nincompoop
• dink
• dope
• insolent
• doofus
• dork
• nitwit
• nut
• nit
• schmo
• dweeb
• snip
• half-wit
• snoot
• birdbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• saint
• angel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rotter

Emiliano Martinez has made being a performative rotter his unique selling point. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026

As Beau, Brake is tall and gaunt, with burning eyes, a rotter who looks like Steve Buscemi crossed with David Byrne crossed with a human rattlesnake who’s a lifelong junkie. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 May 2024

Some experts say bed rotters are onto something, but there may be a right way to think about it. — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 10 July 2023

So many directors have that cynical and alienated quality, the idea that everyone’s a rotter. — Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2021

This rich rotter’s story, needless to say, does not end well for him. — Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017