"cheese eater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cheese eaters [plural]
Etymology: From the idea that rats eat cheese. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheese eater (plural cheese eaters)
  1. A rat; an informer who betrays colleagues.
    Sense id: en-cheese_eater-en-noun-lRlVcmLn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheese, eater. One who eats cheese. Synonyms: cheese-eater
    Sense id: en-cheese_eater-en-noun-WFLpo9uW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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