farter

noun — 3 senses

farter

noun

Etymology From Middle English farter, fartare, fertere, equivalent to fart + -er (agent noun suffix), or, for a bed or sleeping bag, + -er (patient suffix). Cognate with German Furzer (“farter”).

1

Someone or something that farts.

2

Dialectal One who ambles along slowly.

  • The drive took forty minutes, stuck behind those farters from the backwoods.
3

Australia, Informal A bed or sleeping bag

Synonyms
cheese cutter
Related terms
fartee

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