Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶ORTER, n. Reduced form of orator.Ayr. 1873 A. Aitken Poems 108:
Nor heed the mad enthusiast quack, Or saucy orter.