noun
hotter
noun
1
Someone who steals a vehicle to joyride in it.
"Police caught the hotter trying to sell the stolen car for parts."
verb
1
To vibrate or rattle.
"The loose panel hottered every time the engine idled."
How to Use Hotter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly used as the comparative of "hot" (this thing is hotter than that), but also a slang noun for a car thief and a dialect verb for rattling.
When to use it
The car-thief and rattling senses are dialectal/informal; the everyday use is simply the comparative of hot.
Word Forms
hottered past tense, hotters plural, hotters singular
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Police caught the _____ trying to sell the stolen car for parts.