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Definition of "tater" [tater]

  • Upper Southern U.S. Variant of potato. See Regional Notes at holler2, possum. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tater" in a sentence
  • "One played the fiddle, and then others would play the banjo, and we had what they called the tater bugs."
  • "Although -- it's worth noting that "tater" is gaining heavily now."
  • "A long line snaked past some vile-looking refried potato balls they called tater tots."