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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as in to leak
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Recent Examples of rat
Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This edict included the removal of a speechless, slow-moving rat at the Independence location.
—Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
The dye was linked to thyroid cancer risks in rats as well as behavioral issues in children such as hyperactivity.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Fulton County was reported to have 318 rodents for every 1,000 homes, while Susquehanna County was found to have 301 mice and rats per 1,000 housing units.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Her Rapunzel-length hair get caught in taxi-cab doors and is riddled with rats and trash while riding a bike.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This edict included the removal of a speechless, slow-moving rat at the Independence location.
—Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
The dye was linked to thyroid cancer risks in rats as well as behavioral issues in children such as hyperactivity.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Fulton County was reported to have 318 rodents for every 1,000 homes, while Susquehanna County was found to have 301 mice and rats per 1,000 housing units.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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Additionally, deputies maintained a system to conceal, manage and reward those informants.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
29 July 2025
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Marino ended up serving as a confidential informant, wearing multiple wires that captured sound and video.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Mammoth Lakes Highley has one more must-visit small town to recommend for outdoor lovers: Mammoth Lakes.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Why bother, when there’s a big and growing market out there for innovative ways to link up pets, pet lovers and new technology?—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While bits and pieces of the song have leaked over the years, this is the most substantial chunk yet of what appears to be a formal recording.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
14 Aug. 2025
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So there are opportunities, even in just the simple single transaction, for data to leak.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Over the past eight decades, the CCP has constructed a vast network of millions of informers and spies whose often unpaid work has been critical to the regime’s survival.—
Minxin Pei,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Though photos of the album were blurred out and had an orange lock placed on top of it, some fans sought out leaks of the album.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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Below are some of the listening options for fans: Apple Podcasts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Everybody uses Siri, which is [people] talking to a machine.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Holton: Years later, Paul talked me into doing conventions.—
Simon Bland,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Challenge and Opportunity NGOs are the canary in the coal mine.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Charlie Sway, the fund manager, was an old prep-school friend, who knew that Jaron had an eye for the sleeping dog, an ear for the silent canary.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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