cheese eater
nounSlang.
an informer; rat.
a person who betrays, denies, or abandons their associates, social group, beliefs, etc.
Origin of cheese eater
1An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; the sense “informer”; in association of cheese with rat
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How to use cheese eater in a sentence
A Greek author has described the Crow as a cheese-eater—but that's a fable.
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