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
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Colby is a gangster wannabe, and Niro has become a lawman, leaving the 'street rat' life behind.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 May 2025
On Mother’s Day, assembling three bouquets of edible flowers into a bowl and freezing them with a dead rat pup in the center seemed like the least that Sacramento Zoo staff could do for her.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Noun
One touching on the many things that have arrested me over the years and still hold my attention (a peculiar mixture of subjects ranging from the origins of Central Park to Proust’s erotic obsession with rats).
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Colby is a gangster wannabe, and Niro has become a lawman, leaving the 'street rat' life behind.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 May 2025
On Mother’s Day, assembling three bouquets of edible flowers into a bowl and freezing them with a dead rat pup in the center seemed like the least that Sacramento Zoo staff could do for her.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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Another informant said Linda hit Todd over the head with a blunt object.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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The federal investigation of the NDP also raised concerns, involving payments to informants that strengthened a violent splinter group.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 May 2025
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Hard and Semi-Soft Cheeses Good news for cheese lovers everywhere!—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The online marketplace is full of fellow antique lovers selling finds that date all the way back to the 1940s.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The dishwashing sink leaked when filled and a hand sink was missing the hot water faucet handle.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Word about Romero’s pitching ability leaked to Mater Dei Catholic before her freshman season.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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There was a significant interaction between gender and audience type, suggesting that, say, female romance fans might respond differently than male friendship fans.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The world of Dropout feels a little like being a Harry Potter fan before J. K. Rowling got Twitter.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
13 Sep. 2023
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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At one point, Chris Rock’s character, Rufus, is talking to Bethany about the difference between having a belief and having an idea.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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Barnard spoke Friday at a hearing of Democratic members of Congress and said some family members of the men had been able to talk to them Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The other begins by recognizing that increasingly frequent and severe weather events are not outliers but warnings, as the canary in the coal mine.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Vidal stared at Buckley during this outburst with the expression of a cat that has just swallowed a very large canary.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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