Wharf Rat (Noun)
Meaning 1
Brown rat that infests wharves.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The wharf rat scurried across the dock, searching for food scraps to eat.
- A wharf rat was spotted scurrying up the mooring lines of a docked ship.
- The old wharf was overrun with wharf rats, which had been a problem for years.
- The health inspector was concerned about the presence of wharf rats in the dock area.
- Wharf rats were a common sight in the bustling port city, where they thrived on discarded food.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.