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Definition patter

Etymology 1

1610s, pat +‎ -er (“frequentative (indicating repeated action)”), of (onomatopoeia) origin.

Noun

patter (plural patters)

1. A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.

Verb

patter (third-person singular simple present patters, present participle pattering, simple past and past participle pattered)

1. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
2. To spatter; to sprinkle.

Etymology 2

Circa 1400, from paternoster (“the Lord's prayer”), possibly influenced by imitative sense (above), Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph?t?r.

Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers.

Noun

patter (countable and uncountable, plural patters)

1. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.

Verb

patter (third-person singular simple present patters, present participle pattering, simple past and past participle pattered)

1. To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event.

Etymology 3

pat +‎ -er (“agent”)

Noun

patter (plural patters)

1. One who pats.

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