lab rat
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lab rat
noun lab rats · lab-rat
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A rat used in a laboratory for scientific experiments.
Similar: guinea pig
- A student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory. As a graduate student, she loved being a “lab rat,” Dr. Blackburn said, adding, “I was just really focused on the science, the science, the science.”
- A person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly. Tests were done on me that you can't even imagine. For years. Cerberus did them. They tortured me. They used me as a damn lab rat. And now you're teaming up with them like they're any other merc band?
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noun person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test
| Español | conejillo de Indias, cobaya, cobayo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모르모트 moreumoteu |
| 中文 | 白老鼠 bái lǎoshǔ |
| Português | rato de laboratório, cobaia |
| Русский | подо́пытный кро́лик podópytnyj królik |
Talk about this word "lab rat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lab%20rat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lab rat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lab%20rat "lab rat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lab%20rat.
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@misc{lab_rat_2026,
title = {lab rat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lab%20rat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
