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Noun: wharf rat  worf rat
  1. Someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
    "The police were on the lookout for wharf rats stealing cargo from the docks"
     
  2. Brown rat that infests wharves
    "The wharf rat darted between the crates on the dock"

Derived forms: wharf rats

Type of: brown rat, Norway rat, pilferer, Rattus norvegicus, sneak thief, snitcher [informal]

Encyclopedia: Wharf rat