tatter n. + Add to list US //ˈtætɝ// UK //tˈætɐ// tat·ter SynonymsEtymology Synonyms ragshredtagEtymology 1GEM-PRO*tat(t)uraz→NONtǫturr→MEtater→ENtatter From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).Etymology 2 From tat + -er.