wharf rat | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun wharf rat has 2 senses

wharf rat - someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
--₁ is a kind of sneak thief, pilferer, snitcher
wharf rat - brown rat that infests wharves
--₂ is a kind of brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus

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