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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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
Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
The Dutch couple visited sites where the species of rat known to carry the Andes virus was present, the WHO previously said.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
The team later implanted CaroFlex into rats and monitored blood pressure changes during short stimulation sessions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Much remains unknown about where the passengers were infected, but seeing rats, mice or other rodents aboard cruise ships is a rarity.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Noun
There are masks, candles, seashells, and even a rat along the walls at Future Perfect’s townhouse in the West Village.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
The Dutch couple visited sites where the species of rat known to carry the Andes virus was present, the WHO previously said.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
The team later implanted CaroFlex into rats and monitored blood pressure changes during short stimulation sessions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Much remains unknown about where the passengers were infected, but seeing rats, mice or other rodents aboard cruise ships is a rarity.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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The only reason anybody learned about it was the informant’s guilty plea.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Lea Garofalo Lea Garofalo was an Italian civilian informant whose break with the ’Ndrangheta ended in her murder.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Noun
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This smokey, briney, california botanical martini is the dream cocktail for any olive lover.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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From limited-time giveaways to national brand collaborations, pickle lovers are getting plenty to celebrate this year.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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With one slightly cute trick to slip past the fwmark server, an attacker app can use that primitive to leak the user’s real IP past an active VPN.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The outlet also reports that guests are being told to prepare for the wedding, but no details have been given just yet in an effort to make sure things don’t leak.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
15 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The whole family is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement: the oldest son disappears into Siberia, never to be seen or heard of again, while the youngest, eighteen, is jailed together with his father, and executed after his cell is exposed by an informer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Grammy winner is known to be a fan of Dôen, having previously worn the brand's Benoit Dress in Noir Wild Rose for dinner with Dakota Johnson at Via Carota in New York City in May 2025.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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When the lights came up, fans stood and cheered for the cast.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Police also said a man walking his dog was shot in the back Sunday morning.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Any attempt by a participant, or any other person, to participate using more than one dog/pet, using any method, may result in disqualification by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Thankfully, Kristine Froseth adds pep as a bimbo who hasn’t yet learned how to talk as leadenly as everyone else.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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At many such events in the past, people seated near me have talked throughout the concert.—
Maggie Penman,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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That is the canary in the 2 percent statistic.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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After Spirit Airlines ceased operations, in the middle of the night on May 2nd, a series of canary-yellow airplanes sat on the tarmac at Newark Airport, arranged neatly like children’s toys at day’s end.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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