apostate vs ratter

apostate and ratter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apostate	Yes	Yes	No	No
ratter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apostate and ratter are synonyms defined as:

apostate and ratter: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Other synonyms of apostate include deserter, recreant, renegade, turncoat.

apostate (noun)	ratter (noun)
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.	any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

apostate (adjective)	ratter (adjective)
not faithful to religion or party or cause