squealer

noun

Definition of squealernext
as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing after finding out who told on them, the hoodlums proceeded to give the squealer the beating of his life

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squealer
  1. informer
  2. informant
  3. canary
  4. rat
Noun
  • Given the increasingly absurd pretexts the state is using for criminal prosecution and the resounding success of informers of all stripes, the judicial crackdown will continue to worsen.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
  • Standing in his way are British spies, French informers and jealous colleagues.
    Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Definition of informer
Noun
  • Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying about Hunter Biden’s overseas business deals, pleaded guilty on Monday in Los Angeles to federal charges of making a false claim and tax evasion.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Despite this, none of these informants have faced prosecution.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Cats, however, may turn out to be the canaries in the coalmines — pardon the mixed metaphor.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There is a loud warning in all of this, and Batman is sort of the canary in the coal mine.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of canary
Noun
  • Eggers dedication to use practical means also meant Lathrop and his team had to work with 5,000 live rats.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Races ensue to stop him from colonizing both her and Wisborg, where eventually the streets are paved with rats.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of rat
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