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lab rat
[ lab rat ]
- Also called lab·o·ra·to·ry rat [lab, -r, uh, -tawr-ee rat, lab, -er-, uh, -]. a rat, typically the Norway rat, used by scientists for biological research.
- Informal. a laboratory researcher, often a graduate student, whose dedication to the research supplants other interests and activities, including personal relationships:
The loneliest guy in the room is the one who’s in love with a lab rat.
- Informal. the subject of any sort of experiment:
Not all the human lab rats in this study fully understood the potential consequences.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lab rat1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
I minded that you were talking to her yesterday in the lab'rat'ry, before the telegram came about Mr. George.
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