wharf rat

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Noun

wharf rat (plural wharf rats)

1. A brown rat.
2. (slang) A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs.
3. (slang) A man who hangs around a wharf in the hope of finding temporary work there.

   Hypernyms: wharfie, dockworker, docker

Related terms

• mall rat
• rink rat

See also

• day laborer