Synonyms for rat
rætrat

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1. ratnoun

   any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

   Synonyms:
   betrayer, git, puke, rotter, dirty dog, strikebreaker, stinker, informer, scab, squealer, skunk, scum bag, bum, lowlife, so-and-so, stinkpot, blackleg, crumb, blabber

2. scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, ratnoun

   someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

   Synonyms:
   betrayer, git, puke, rotter, dirty dog, strikebreaker, stinker, informer, scab, squealer, skunk, scum bag, bum, lowlife, so-and-so, stinkpot, blackleg, crumb, blabber

3. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, gitnoun

   a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

   "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

   Synonyms:
   vomit, lemon, keister, pot, wood pussy, seat, behind, crumb, butt, nates, hobo, skunk, rear end, blackleg, scum bag, locoweed, sens, barf, layabout, bottom, can, stern, git, informer, fundament, stinker, weed, posterior, buttocks, do-nothing, puke, polecat, stinkpot, backside, bum, grass, green goddess, betrayer, musk turtle, tail, idler, buns, arse, hindquarters, tail end, tush, sess, derriere, so-and-so, vomitus, hind end, rotter, dirty dog, ass, lowlife, tramp, rump, prat, strikebreaker, squealer, fanny, rear, dope, gage, shutout, smoke, loafer, scab, blabber, tooshie

4. informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabbernoun

   one who reveals confidential information in return for money

   Synonyms:
   double-dealer, puke, rotter, dirty dog, git, double-crosser, strikebreaker, stinker, hog, grunter, informer, so-and-so, pig, squealer, skunk, betrayer, traitor, scum bag, scab, lowlife, bum, stinkpot, blackleg, crumb, blabber, two-timer

5. ratverb

   a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

   Synonyms:
   betrayer, git, puke, rotter, dirty dog, strikebreaker, stinker, informer, scab, squealer, skunk, scum bag, bum, lowlife, so-and-so, stinkpot, blackleg, crumb, blabber

6. ratverb

   desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

   Synonyms:
   give away, scab, snitch, fink, betray, denounce, shit, shop, blackleg, tell on, grass, stag

7. ratverb

   employ scabs or strike breakers in

   Synonyms:
   give away, scab, snitch, fink, betray, denounce, shit, shop, blackleg, tell on, grass, stag

8. fink, scab, rat, blacklegverb

   take the place of work of someone on strike

   Synonyms:
   give away, snitch, scab, tell on, confess, fink, betray, denounce, shit, shop, blackleg, squeal, grass, stag

9. ratverb

   give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

   Synonyms:
   give away, scab, snitch, fink, betray, denounce, shit, shop, blackleg, tell on, grass, stag

10. ratverb

    catch rats, especially with dogs

    Synonyms:
    give away, scab, snitch, fink, betray, denounce, shit, shop, blackleg, tell on, grass, stag

11. denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stagverb

    give away information about somebody

    "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

    Synonyms:
    thieve, cop, betray, hook, buy at, stag, let on, mark, stool, reveal, spy, disclose, deceive, expose, defecate, fail, take a shit, frequent, sell, browse, bewray, snoop, snitch, make, brand, fink, lead astray, ca-ca, cheat, shit, give away, grass, break, wander, sleuth, sponsor, crap, shop, glom, grass over, divulge, stigmatize, patronise, shop at, stigmatise, knock off, blackleg, bring out, take a crap, denounce, cuckold, unwrap, patronize, tell on, cheat on, discover, scab, let out

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1. • Catch
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   • Employ
   • Industry
   • Informant
   • Pad
   • Rodent

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1. ratverb

   Synonyms:
   desert one's party (from interested motives), bolt

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1. List of paraphrases for "rat":

   rats, council, snitch, mole, informer, squealer, c.i., hellhole, rtw

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1. Abdullahi Boru Halakhe:

   Their experiences with racism are limited – especially on a personal level, additionally, most arrive via school or work. As a result, they put their heads down and focus … Many are in the rat race to join the job market, or go back to their home countries. There is a gulf in knowledge and understanding, especially the nuances and personal experiences.

2. Dave Reichert:

   Ridgway knew the life of the street, he knew how to move in and out and was sort of an invisible figure. People didn’t see him as a threat. I like to describe him as a little rat who kept moving along inside our community. Nobody seemed to spot him or see any danger connected to him at all… When we asked him why he did this, his only answer was because he could.

3. Chandan Sharma:

   The ATM was out of order for a few days and when our technicians opened the kiosk we were shocked to find shredded notes and a dead rat, we have started an investigation into this rare incident and will take measures to prevent a recurrence.

4. Louis Ferrante:

   But the fact that he was a rat, ratting out prisoners ... they're going to be spitting on him.

5. Travis McMichael:

   He was trapped like a rat, i think he was wanting to flee and he realized that something, you know, he was not going to get away.