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rat

noun [C] (PERSON)
 
 
/ræt/ informal

Definition

an unpleasant person who deceives others or is not loyalPeople who reveal secrets and tell talesUnpleasant people in generalUnpleasant men
(Definition of rat noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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