1
: one that trots
specifically
: a standardbred horse trained for harness racing
2
: a pig's foot used as food
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More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
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“Trotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trotter. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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trotter
noun
trot·ter
ˈträt-ər 
: one that trots
especially
: a standardbred horse trained for harness racing
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