Scratter is a British regional slang term — primarily Northern English — used as a derogatory label for someone perceived as a chav: typically someone associated with low-income culture, cheap branded clothing, antisocial behaviour, and a lack of refinement. Like 'chav' itself, the word is class-loaded and often used dismissively or as an insult. Its use is informal and its connotation is almost entirely negative. The term is part of a broader family of regional British slang words used to demean people along class lines.
The estate had a reputation, but he thought calling everyone there a scratter was lazy and unfair.
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(UK, regional, derogatory) A chav.
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