ratter

English Thesaurus

1. any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	terrier,
definition	:	any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	black-and-tan terrier, manchester terrier,
definition	:	a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England (noun.animal)

2. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

hypernym	:	quitter,
definition	:	a person who gives up too easily (noun.person)

3. any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats (noun.animal)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	catch rats, especially with dogs (verb.contact)

4. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	abandon, desert, desolate, forsake,
definition	:	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate,
definition	:	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances (verb.communication)

derivation	:	betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on,
definition	:	give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

derivation	:	blackleg, fink, rat, scab,
definition	:	take the place of work of someone on strike (verb.social)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	employ scabs or strike breakers in (verb.social)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social)

derivation	:	apostate,
definition	:	not faithful to religion or party or cause (adj.all)

derivation	:	recreant, renegade,
definition	:	having deserted a cause or principle (adj.all)

5. any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats (noun.animal)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	catch rats, especially with dogs (verb.contact)

6. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	abandon, desert, desolate, forsake,
definition	:	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate,
definition	:	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances (verb.communication)

derivation	:	betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on,
definition	:	give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

derivation	:	blackleg, fink, rat, scab,
definition	:	take the place of work of someone on strike (verb.social)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	employ scabs or strike breakers in (verb.social)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social)

derivation	:	apostate,
definition	:	not faithful to religion or party or cause (adj.all)

derivation	:	recreant, renegade,
definition	:	having deserted a cause or principle (adj.all)