Trotter

== English == === Etymology === As an English and Scottish surname for a messenger, from trot. As a German surname, from Trotte (“winepress”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Trotter A surname. === Noun === Trotter (plural Trotters) (soccer) someone connected with Bolton Wanderers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. (basketball, slang) A player for the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trotter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.