Squealer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squealer \Squeal"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, squeals.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) The European swift.


        (b) The harlequin duck.
        (c) The American golden plover.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squealer
       n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for money
            [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {rat}, {blabber}]
       2: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {pig}, {grunter}, {Sus scrofa}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "squealer":
     betrayer, blab, blabber, blabberer, blabbermouth, canary, delator,
     fink, informer, narc, nark, peacher, snitch, snitcher, spy,
     stool pigeon, stoolie, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale,
     tipster, whistle-blower