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1 (noun) in the sense of traitor

Definition

someone who is disloyal or treacherous

He was known as `The Rat', even before the bribes had come to light.

Synonyms

traitor

Some say he's a traitor to the working class.

grass (British, informal)

He preferred to take the rap rather than be a grass.

betrayer

a traitor and betrayer

deceiver

He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver.

informer

two men suspected of being police informers

defector

deserter

He was a deserter from the army.

double-crosser

quisling

They called him a quisling.

stool pigeon

nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)

snake in the grass

two-timer (informal)

fizgig (Australian, slang)

2 (noun) in the sense of rogue

Definition

someone who is disloyal or treacherous

What did you do with the gun you took from that little rat?

Synonyms

rogue

He wasn't a rogue at all.

scoundrel (old-fashioned)

He is a lying scoundrel.

heel (slang)

Suddenly I feel like a total heel.

shit (taboo, slang)

As I said, in many ways he was a shit.

bastard (informal, offensive)

I don't trust the bastard.

cad (old-fashioned, informal, British)

You're nothing but a scoundrel and a cad, sir!

bounder (old-fashioned, slang, British)

rotter (slang, mainly British)

The man's an absolute rotter!

bad lot

shyster (informal, mainly US)

ratfink (slang, mainly US, Canadian)

wrong 'un (slang)

Phrasal verbs

See rat on someone

See rat on something

idiom

See smell a rat

单词	rat
释义	Trends of rat View usage for: rat (ræt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rats, present participle ratting, past tense, past participle ratted 1. countable noun A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse. This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats. ...a rat-infested derelict building. 2. countable noun If you call someone a rat, you mean that you are angry with them or dislike them, often because they have cheated you or betrayed you. [informal, disapproval] What did you do with the gun you took from that little rat Turner? Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel [old-fashioned], heel [slang], cad [old-fashioned, informal, British] More Synonyms of rat 3. verb If someone rats on you, they tell someone in authority about things that you have done, especially bad things. [informal] They were accused of encouraging children to rat on their parents. [VERB + on] 4. verb If someone rats on an agreement, they do not do what they said they would do. [informal] She claims he ratted on their deal. [VERB + on] 5. See to smell a rat More Synonyms of rat rat in British English (ræt) noun 1. any of numerous long-tailed murine rodents, esp of the genus Rattus, that are similar to but larger than mice and are now distributed all over the world See also brown rat, black rat 2. informal a person who deserts his or her friends or associates, esp in time of trouble 3. informal a worker who works during a strike; blackleg; scab 4. slang, mainly US an informer; stool pigeon 5. informal a despicable person 6. smell a rat verbWord forms: rats, ratting or ratted 7. (intransitive; usually foll by on) informal a. to divulge secret information (about); betray the trust (of) b. to default (on); abandon he ratted on the project at the last minute 8. (intransitive) to hunt and kill rats Derived forms ratlike (ˈratˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English rætt; related to Old Saxon ratta, Old High German rato rat in American English (ræt) noun 1. any of numerous long-tailed rodents of various families (esp. Muridae and Cricetidae)resembling, but larger than, the mouse: rats are very destructive pests and carriers of highly contagious diseases, as bubonic plague and typhus 2. US a small pad formerly used in certain styles of women's coiffures to make the hair look thicker 3. Slang a sneaky, contemptible person ; specif., a. an informer; stool pigeon b. a worker who is a scab c. a person who deserts or betrays a cause 4. Slang a person who spends a great deal of time at, in, or on a (specified) place a gym rat, a mall rat verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈratted or ˈratting 5. to hunt for rats, esp. with dogs 6. Slang a. to desert or betray a cause, movement, etc. as rats are reputed to desert a sinking ship b. to act as a stool pigeon; inform (on) verb transitive US 7. to tease (the hair) Idioms: smell a rat Word origin ME ratte < OE ræt, akin to Ger ratz, ratte < PGmc ratto < ? IE base red-, rōd-, to scratch, gnaw > L radere, to scrape, rodere, to gnaw More idioms containing rat look like a drowned rat the rat race smell a rat Image of rat © photolinc, shutterstock Examples of 'rat' in a sentence rat My dad calls them flying rats. The Sun (2016) And, like humans, rats enjoy tickling only when already in a good mood. The Sun (2016) They could have escaped like sewer rats. The Sun (2013) When she opened it she found four dead rats. The Sun (2009) Tests on rats showed it killed off a protein which protects the heart. The Sun (2010) They are as boring as lab rats. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We can expect to be overrun by rats now gigantic from eating rubbish. The Sun (2010) Are these giant rats on steroids or just vigorously exercising? The Sun (2010) Pest control was called in after dead rats and mice were found inside. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The lady could not have been kinder to her lab rats. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His insights into the lives of those young people now being called feral rats was gripping. Times, Sunday Times (2011) These super rats are now being seen all over the country. The Sun (2015) At the time he was working with female rats, using a new technique to listen to the neurons firing in their brains. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with rat rodent In other languages rat British English: rat /ræt/ NOUN A rat* is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse. ...experiments with rats. American English: rat Arabic: جُرَذ Brazilian Portuguese: rato-preto Chinese: 老鼠 Croatian: štakor Czech: krysa Danish: rotte Dutch: rat European Spanish: rata Finnish: rotta French: rat German: Ratte Greek: αρουραίος Italian: topo Japanese: ドブネズミ Korean: 쥐 Norwegian: rotte Polish: szczur European Portuguese: ratazana Romanian: șobolan Russian: крыса Latin American Spanish: rata Swedish: råtta Thai: หนู Turkish: sıçan Ukrainian: щур Vietnamese: con chuột con vật British English: rat VERB If someone rats on you, they tell someone in authority about things that you have done, especially bad things. They were accused of encouraging children to rat on their parents. American English: rat Brazilian Portuguese: delatar Chinese: 告发 European Spanish: chivarse French: moucharder German: verpfeifen Italian: fare la spia Japanese: 密告する Korean: 밀고하다 European Portuguese: delatar Latin American Spanish: deschavar All related terms of 'rat' de-rat to remove rats from (a place) gym rat a person who spends a lot of time exercising at a gymnasium rat run A rat run is a small street which drivers use during busy times in order to avoid heavy traffic on the main roads. rat-tat the sound of knocking on a door rug rat a child not yet walking black rat a common rat , Rattus rattus : a household pest that has spread from its native Asia to all countries brown rat a common brownish rat , Rattus norvegicus : a serious pest in all parts of the world cane rat a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent , Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae hood rat a young promiscuous woman from an impoverished urban area love rat Journalists sometimes use love rat to refer to a man who treats his partner in a cruel way, especially by having sexual relationships with other people. mall rat Mall rats are young people who spend a lot of time hanging around in shopping malls with their friends . Māori rat a small brown rat , Rattus exulans , native to New Zealand mole rat any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae moon rat a ratlike SE Asian nocturnal mammal, Echinosorex gymnurus, with greyish fur and an elongated snout : family Erinaceidae ( hedgehogs ): the largest living insectivore pack rat any rat of the genus Neotoma, of W North America, having a long tail that is furry in some species: family Cricetidae rat-arsed drunk rat fink a person who is obnoxious or contemptible rat mite a widespread tropical mite ( Ornithonyssus bacoti ) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks : it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite rat pack People sometimes refer to the group of journalists and photographers who follow famous people around as the rat pack , especially when they think that their behaviour is unacceptable . rat race If you talk about getting out of the rat race , you mean leaving a job or way of life in which people compete aggressively with each other to be successful . rat snake any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating colubrid snakes , such as Elaphe obsoleta of North America and Ptyas mucosus of Asia rat tail a hair style characterized by a long thin tail of hair growing at the back of the head rat tamer a psychologist or psychiatrist rat trap a device for catching rats rink rat a young person who carries out chores at an ice-hockey rink in return for free skating time sewer rat a common brownish rat , Rattus norvegicus : a serious pest in all parts of the world water rat any of several small amphibious rodents , esp the water vole or the muskrat wharf rat any rat , usually a brown rat, that infests wharves white rat a white variety of the brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus ), used extensively in scientific research wood rat → pack rat desert rat a jerboa , Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa Norway rat → brown rat pocket rat → kangaroo rat (sense 1 ) pouched rat See pocket gopher rat-a-tat You use rat-a-tat to represent a series of sharp , repeated sounds , for example the sound of someone knocking at a door . rat-catcher a person whose job is to destroy or drive away vermin , esp rats rat poison a substance used to poison rats rat-running the practice of driving through residential side streets to avoid congested main roads bandicoot rat any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia , of S and SE Asia : family Muridae kangaroo rat any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails : family Heteromyidae rat-catching the job of destroying or driving away vermin , esp rats rat-infested (of a place or vessel ) that has many rats rat kangaroo any of several ratlike kangaroos of the genera Bettongia, Potorous, Aepyprymnus, etc, found on the Australian mainland and in Tasmania rat-tat-tat the sound of knocking on a door smell a rat to suspect that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you the rat race a job or way of life in which people compete aggressively with each other in order to be successful naked mole rat a nearly hairless rodent , Heterocephalus glaber , of eastern African dry steppes and savannas , having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies , based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes rat-a-tat-tat the sound of knocking on a door to smell a rat If you smell a rat , you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation , for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you. look like a drowned rat to be very wet , for example because you have been caught in the rain or because your hair is wet Chinese translation of 'rat' rat (ræt) n (c) (Zool) 田鼠 (tiánshǔ) (只, zhī) (inf, = person) 卑鄙小人 (bēibǐ xiǎorén) 1 (noun) in the sense of traitor Definition someone who is disloyal or treacherous He was known as `The Rat', even before the bribes had come to light. Synonyms traitor Some say he's a traitor to the working class. grass (British, informal) He preferred to take the rap rather than be a grass. betrayer a traitor and betrayer deceiver He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver. informer two men suspected of being police informers defector deserter He was a deserter from the army. double-crosser quisling They called him a quisling. stool pigeon nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) snake in the grass two-timer (informal) fizgig (Australian, slang) 2 (noun) in the sense of rogue Definition someone who is disloyal or treacherous What did you do with the gun you took from that little rat? Synonyms rogue He wasn't a rogue at all. scoundrel (old-fashioned) He is a lying scoundrel. heel (slang) Suddenly I feel like a total heel. shit (taboo, slang) As I said, in many ways he was a shit. bastard (informal, offensive) I don't trust the bastard. cad (old-fashioned, informal, British) You're nothing but a scoundrel and a cad, sir! bounder (old-fashioned, slang, British) rotter (slang, mainly British) The man's an absolute rotter! bad lot shyster (informal, mainly US) ratfink (slang, mainly US, Canadian) wrong 'un (slang) Phrasal verbs See rat on someone See rat on something idiom See smell a rat Additional synonyms in the sense of betrayer a traitor and betrayer Synonyms traitor, deceiver, informer, renegade, defector, conspirator, Judas, deserter, double-crosser (informal), turncoat, quisling, apostate, miscreant, snake in the grass, back-stabber, fizgig (Australian, slang) in the sense of cad Definition a man who behaves dishonourably You're nothing but a scoundrel and a cad, sir! Synonyms scoundrel (slang), rat (informal), bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang), cur, knave (archaic), rotter (slang, British), heel, scumbag (slang), churl, dastard (archaic), wrong 'un (slang) in the sense of deceiver He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver. Synonyms liar, fraud (informal), cheat, fake, betrayer, crook (informal), pretender, deluder, hypocrite, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), sharper, impostor, fraudster, swindler, dissembler, inveigler, mountebank, snake in the grass, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), double-dealer, chiseller (informal), cozener, rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader Synonyms of 'rat' rat Explore 'rat' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of deserter He was a deserter from the army. Synonyms defector, runaway, fugitive, traitor, renegade, truant, escapee, absconder, apostate in the sense of grass Definition a person who informs, usually on criminals He preferred to take the rap rather than be a grass. Synonyms betrayer, sneak, squealer (slang), Judas, accuser, stool pigeon, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of heel Definition a contemptible person Suddenly I feel like a total heel. Synonyms swine, cad (British, informal), scoundrel, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang), rotter (old-fashioned, British), scumbag (slang), blackguard (archaic), cocksucker (taboo, slang), wrong 'un (slang) in the sense of informer Definition a person who informs to the police two men suspected of being police informers Synonyms betrayer, grass (British, slang), sneak, squealer (slang), Judas, accuser, stool pigeon, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), fizgig (Australian, slang) in the sense of quisling Definition a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force They called him a quisling. Synonyms traitor, betrayer, collaborator, renegade, Judas, turncoat, fifth columnist in the sense of rotter Definition a despicable person The man's an absolute rotter! Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), rat (informal), stinker (slang), louse (slang), cad (British, informal), swine, bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang), blighter (British, informal), cur, scumbag (slang), bad lot, blackguard, cocksucker (taboo, slang), scrote (slang), wrong 'un (slang) in the sense of scoundrel Definition a person who cheats and deceives He is a lying scoundrel. Synonyms rogue, cad (old-fashioned, informal), bastard (informal, offensive), villain, mother, heel (slang), cheat, shit (taboo, slang), bugger (taboo, slang), swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (offensive, slang, US, Canadian), asshole (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), turd (taboo, slang), wretch, incorrigible, motherfucker (taboo, slang, US), knave (archaic), rotter (slang, British), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, cocksucker (taboo, slang), scapegrace, asswipe (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), caitiff (archaic), dastard (archaic), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) in the sense of shit Definition a worthless person As I said, in many ways he was a shit. Synonyms bastard (informal, offensive), villain, rogue, scoundrel (old-fashioned), wretch, knave (archaic), blackguard, evildoer, wrong 'un (slang)
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