rater

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From rate (“to appraise”) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== rater (plural raters) One who provides a rating or assessment. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== first-rater second-rater ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From rate (“to scold; berate”) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== rater (plural raters) One who rates or scolds. ===== Related terms ===== berate === Anagrams === Arter, Terra, arrêt, arter, retar, tarre, terra == Catalan == === Etymology === From rata +‎ -er. === Adjective === rater (feminine ratera, masculine plural raters, feminine plural rateres) rat-catching Synonym: ratador === Noun === rater m (plural raters) a member of the vesper bat subfamily Myotinae; a mouse-eared bat ==== Derived terms ==== rater gros rater orlat === Further reading === “rater”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.te/ === Verb === rater (transitive) to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718] Il va rater le car. ― He's going to miss the bus. (transitive, informal) to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715] J'ai raté ma vie. ― I screwed up my life. (intransitive, of a weapon) to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718] Le revolver rata. ― The revolver misfired. (intransitive, informal) to fail [first att. 1722] J'ignore pourquoi votre projet a raté. ― I don't know why your project failed. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ne pas en rater une raté rater le coche ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: ratar Haitian Creole: rate === Further reading === “rater”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === arrêt, errât, terra == Ladin == === Verb === rater to yield (a return) ==== Conjugation ==== Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === rater m indefinite plural of rate