Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheese eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: cheese eater
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rat; an informer who betrays colleagues.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"As a "stool pigeon," or what the corrupt union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) calls a "cheese eater," Terry now feels totally dejected and alone, even though the murder by the mob of his brother, Charley "the Gent" (Rod Steiger) helped motivate him to testify."
"I'm not sure if I wrote you about all the madness or not, but Mumrock's [Justin Merriman] paperwork is starting to come in and he was making it very clear to me to tell you about cheese eaters in a cell near you."
"The issue involved a group member who was widely regarded in the Department as a "cheese eater" - the Charleston term for a police officer who advances his career by reporting the misconduct of others."

Etymology

From the idea that rats eat cheese.

Inflected Forms

cheese eaters (plural) cheese-eater (alternative)

Phrases

cheese-eating surrender monkey

Frequently Paired Words

cheese-eating surrender monkey cheesehead

Questions

What does cheese eater mean?: A rat; an informer who betrays colleagues.
Where does cheese eater come from?: From the idea that rats eat cheese.

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