Words that rhyme with rater

n 1: a person who adds numbers 2: a machine that adds numbers 3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn: adder, common viper, Vipera berus]

n 1: a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent]

n 1: leather made from alligator's hide 2: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator] v 1: crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes

n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator] 2: the technician who produces animated cartoons

n 1: a commentator who writes notes to a text

n 1: a device for applying a substance [syn: applicator, applier]

n 1: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]

n 1: someone who pronounces words 2: a movable speech organ

n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid

n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter]

n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]

n 1: someone who bakes commercially 2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]

n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman] 2: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: buffet, knock about, batter] 2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter] 3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: dinge, batter]

v 1: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" [syn: spatter, bespatter]

n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber] v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]

n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: bladder, vesica] 2: a bag that fills with air

n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter]

n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn: breaker, ledgeman] 2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker, breakers] 3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]

n 1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer] 2: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations [syn: calculator, calculating machine]

n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis 2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces 3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job] 4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole] 5: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper] 6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on] v 1: jump about playfully

n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher [syn: catcher, backstop] 2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"

v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

n 1: a person who is celebrating [syn: celebrant, celebrator, celebrater]

n 1: noisy talk [syn: yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle] 2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine [syn: chatter, chattering] 3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) [syn: chatter, chattering] v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" [syn: chatter, click] 2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool 3: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] 4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble] 5: make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"

n 1: raw milk that has soured and thickened v 1: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber, clot] [ant: homogenise, homogenize]

n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder] 2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper] 3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]

n 1: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones" v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter, clack, brattle]

n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime] 2: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: collaborator, collaborationist, quisling] 3: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" [syn: collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner]

n 1: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: observer, commentator] 2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: commentator, reviewer]

n 1: a person who communicates with others

n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet 2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn: redneck, cracker] 3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers" 4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger] 5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends [syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]

n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano [syn: volcanic crater, crater] 2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus 3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a person who grows or makes or invents things

n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist] 2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"

n 1: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser] 2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator, tiller]

n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator]

n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker] 2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: dagger, obelisk]

adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce]

n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]

n 1: a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: interior designer, designer, interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator] 2: someone who decorates [syn: decorator, ornamentalist]

n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

n 1: an insect that strips the leaves from plants

n 1: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught 2: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: demonstrator, sales demonstrator] 3: someone who participates in a public display of group feeling [syn: demonstrator, protester]

n 1: the divisor of a fraction

n 1: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating device, cap]

n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator, potentate] 3: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]

n 1: a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part 2: a drug that causes dilation 3: a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ [syn: dilator, dilater]

n 1: a person who (or that which) differentiates [syn: differentiator, discriminator]

n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres" 2: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship]

n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles [syn: spat, gaiter] 2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides 3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle

n 1: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator]

n 1: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)

adj 1: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant: lesser]

n 1: a person who hates

n 1: an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) [syn: inflater, inflator]

adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by, later] 3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior] 2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early]

n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

n 1: someone who skates

n 1: mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves [syn: stator, stator coil] [ant: rotor, rotor coil]

n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater]

n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn: traitor, treasonist] 2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: double- crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor]

n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language to another [syn: translator, transcriber] 2: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages [syn: interpreter, translator] 3: a program that translates one programming language into another [syn: translator, translating program]

n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn: apologist, vindicator, justifier]

n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: waiter, server] 2: a person who waits or awaits

n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter]

v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn: belabor, belabour] 2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" [syn: belabor, belabour] 3: beat soundly [syn: belabour, belabor]

n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

n 1: a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)

n 1: any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn: woodlouse, slater]

n 1: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece 2: a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"

n 1: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820) [syn: Decatur, Stephen Decatur] 2: a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here 3: a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River

n 1: Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: Lemaitre, Georges Henri Lemaitre, Edouard Lemaitre]

n 1: Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn: Mercator, Gerardus Mercator, Gerhard Kremer]

n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre] 2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum]