ratfink

== English == === Alternative forms === rat fink, rat-fink === Etymology === From rat +‎ fink. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹætfɪŋk/ Hyphenation: rat‧fink === Noun === ratfink (plural ratfinks) (Canada, US) An informer or spy; a traitor. [from 1960s] Synonyms: rat, fink (also attributive) A dislikable or contemptible person. [from 1960s] Synonyms: rat, fink A strikebreaker. Synonyms: rat, fink, scab ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ratfink (third-person singular simple present ratfinks, present participle ratfinking, simple past and past participle ratfinked) (transitive) To inform on; to betray. [from 1970s] === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “ratfink”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. “rat fink”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022; “rat-fink”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.