wharf rat

wharf rat

n.1. A rat that infests wharves and ships.2. Slang A person who frequents wharves.

wharf rat

n 1. (Animals) any rat, usually a brown rat, that infests wharves 2. (Nautical Terms) informal a person who haunts wharves, usually for dishonest purposes

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wharf rat - someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehousespilferer, sneak thief, snitcher - a thief who steals without using violence
	2.	wharf rat - brown rat that infests wharves brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus - common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide