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noun

ˈrat How to pronounce rat (audio)
Definition of ratnext
1
as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the drug mule refused to turn rat without a guarantee of immunity

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2
as in lover
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place on Friday night the mall rats were out in full force

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3
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others no one can understand what she finds appealing in a rat like him

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rat

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verb

as in to leak

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Recent Examples of rat
Noun
Styles eventually had to make a costume change of his own, however, after finding the full rat suit too hot to perform in. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026 My brain is a rat’s nest of judicial decisions, fun facts about small mammals, and lots and lots of astronomy stuff. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026 For the last year, Councilmember Anthony Phillips said he's heard rat infestation complaints from constituents. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 When the timer dinged, Ernest carried his rats to the sink and wet them gently, one at a time. — Madeline Ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
  1. informant
  2. lover
  3. dog
  4. leak
  5. informer
  6. fan
  7. jerk
  8. talk
Noun
  • Owens is a former Republican candidate for state office who became an FBI informant in the HB 6 case.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Sguros was listed as the informant on West’s death certificate, the affidavit said, and several months after the initial death investigation, Sguros was legally authorized to release West’s remains to a cremation service business.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Now comes Netflix’s spin on the romantic comedy to end all romantic comedies, starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden as the characters at the center of literature’s original enemies-to-lovers trope.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • While the drinks at Bastia, which are riffs on classic aperitivos and Italian-leaning cocktails, are excellent, cocktail lovers should pay a visit to Caletta, the hotel’s intimate 24-seat cocktail lounge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
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  • The retail giant won a new trial in the case of a woman who had been awarded a nearly $1 million verdict after slipping and falling on a liquid in the dog food aisle of a store in Valdosta.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ask to see the set that still remains—just watch out for the grumpy resident dog, who is best admired from afar.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • Additional tools include a NAT firewall, ad blocker, anti-malware, split tunneling, and IPv6 leak protection.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • For years, most residents of the 135 houses within the Porter Beach neighborhood have wanted a sanitary sewer to replace their old dry well septic systems that could leak waste into Lake Michigan.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of leak
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  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
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  • Other attractions include the Karen Blixen Museum (for Out of Africa fans) and shopping.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But even those fans of her socially clumsy and feverishly party-planning mayor’s assistant Patricia on that series may not be prepared for her soulful, wrenching work in Mike Leigh’s latest film.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fan
Noun
  • Mido, the jerk who blocks your progress in Kokiri Forest, has been subtly rewritten from bully to overbearing but well-intentioned boss.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Whizzing up and down the hills of San Francisco, I was at once mesmerized by the steering wheel turning on its own and a bit scared of the occasional jerk and sudden stop.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of jerk
Verb
  • Notice that response before talking yourself into the option everyone expects.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In his analysis of the incident, Prescott said the two officers waited down the hallway while the social workers first attempted to talk to Everard Walker.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
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