"ratfucker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ratfuckers [plural]
Etymology: From rat + fucker or ratfuck + -er. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rat|fucker}} rat + fucker, {{suffix|en|ratfuck|er}} ratfuck + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratfucker (plural ratfuckers)
  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive, vulgar) Term of abuse. Tags: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ratfucker-en-noun-YoIzM~oB
  2. (vulgar, US) Someone who engages in sabotage and dirty tricks, especially one involved in the Watergate scandal. Tags: US, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ratfucker-en-noun-wESTg9fK Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rat-fucker, rat fucker

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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