blatter
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
Other Word Forms
- blatterer noun
Etymology
Origin of blatter
1545–55; < Latin blaterāre to prate, babble; use and spelling probably altered by association with other expressive verbs ending in -er 6
Example Sentences
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Infantino was installed with Fifa engulfed by claims of widespread corruption and after predecessor Sepp Blatter had resigned.
From BBC
It is easy to forget Blatter's successor as Fifa president was supposed to be Michel Platini.
From BBC
But after Platini was drawn into the scandal at the organisation - both he and Blatter were later fully cleared of corruption charges - Infantino was thrust forward as Uefa's preferred candidate.
From BBC
Infantino, 55, became head of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, in 2016, when he was elected to replace the scandal-ridden Sepp Blatter in a vote floor-managed by Sunil Gulati, then president of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Seven minutes later, Blatter started wrapping up.
From BBC
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