river rat
Riverside rough character
A river rat is someone who lives along or works on a river, especially in a rough or informal capacity—boatmen, fishermen, or people dwelling in riverside shanties.
The term carries a scrappy, working-class connotation: He grew up a river rat on the Mississippi.
It can also refer to the muskrat or nutria, rodents that inhabit riverbanks.
Semiaquatic South American rodent
- coypuSemiaquatic South American rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
mink · vole · capybara · burrow · gnawing · aquatic mammal · fur trade · invasive species
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- meanderTo travel without direction
floodplain · watershed · channel · levee · riparian · current · rapids · backwater
Catching aquatic creatures
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- crawfishingWithdrawing from a stance
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
trotline · catfish · bass · crappie · bait · tackle · fish camp · swamp
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- ne'er-do-wellIrresponsible, idle person
- lowlifeDisreputable, despicable person
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
delinquent · miscreant · good-for-nothing · layabout · bum · reprobate · outcast · undesirable
nutria
Semiaquatic South American rodent
- coypuSemiaquatic South American rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
otter · mink · vole · capybara · burrow · gnawing · aquatic mammal · fur trade · invasive species · Louisiana
tributary
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
meander · floodplain · watershed · channel · levee · riparian · current · rapids · backwater · oxbow
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- crawfishingWithdrawing from a stance
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
foraging · trotline · catfish · bass · crappie · bait · tackle · fish camp · swamp · marsh
scoundrel
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- ne'er-do-wellIrresponsible, idle person
- lowlifeDisreputable, despicable person
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
troublemaker · delinquent · miscreant · good-for-nothing · layabout · bum · reprobate · outcast · undesirable · black sheep
kayaker
One who paddles seated
oarsman · sculler · tuber · pontoon · johnboat · houseboat · barge · flatboat · dock · marina
drifter
Aimless, rootless traveler
- hoboItinerant without fixed address
- wandererRootless, roving person
- transientTemporary, soon departing
itinerant · homeless · squatter · shanty · down-and-out · rough sleeper · nomad · tramp · bum · derelict
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
river ratlandlubber
Non-seafaring person
landsman · city dweller · desk jockey · urbanite · desert dweller
river rataristocrat
Person of noble birth
gentleman · blue blood · country club member · yachtsman · high society
rat, river, rodent, riverside, rivulet, riverbank, riverbed, torrential, riverbanks