Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wharf_rat

2 senses of wharf rat

Sense 1
wharf rat -- (someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses)
       => sneak thief, pilferer, snitcher -- (a thief who steals without using violence)

Sense 2
wharf rat -- (brown rat that infests wharves)
       => brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus -- (common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide)