Rat (Noun)
Meaning 1
One who reveals confidential information in return for money.
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Nouns denoting people.
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- Snitch
- Fink
- Stool Pigeon
- Stoolie
- Stoolpigeon
- Sneaker
- Supergrass
- Grass
- Canary
- Copper's Nark
- Nark
- Sneak
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Meaning 2
Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 3
A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 5
Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The company hired a rat to cross the picket line and continue working during the strike.
- The union accused the contractor of being a rat for providing non-union labor to the construction site.
- The striking workers jeered at the rat who was brought in to replace them.
- The company's decision to hire a rat to break the strike was met with outrage from the community.
- The labor union fined the member who was caught working as a rat during the strike.