Meaning

2 senses
  1. A rat; an informer who betrays colleagues.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheese, eater. One who eats cheese.

Origin

From the idea that rats eat cheese.

From the idea that rats eat cheese.

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Forms

plural: cheese eaters

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcheesehead

See also

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