trotter (plural trotters)

1. In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on opposite sides take a step together alternating with the other set of opposite legs; as opposed to a pacer.
2. The foot of a pig, sheep, or other quadruped.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 6, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473 ↗:

     Finally Napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements.

• Portuguese: chispe

1. Surname

trotter (plural trotters)

1. (soccer) someone connected with Bolton Wanderers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
2. (basketball, slang) A player for the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.