squealer

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squealer
n. one who squeals, one who makes sharp shrill noises; complainer; informer (Slang)

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squealer

Noun
1. one who reveals confidential information in return for money
(synonym) informer, betrayer, rat, blabber
(hypernym) informant, source
(hyponym) fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary
(derivation) confess, squeal, shrive
2. domestic swine
(synonym) hog, pig, grunter, Sus scrofa
(hypernym) swine
(hyponym) porker
(member-holonym) Sus, genus Sus
(substance-meronym) lard
(part-meronym) trotter
(derivation) squeal, oink


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Squealer
(n.)
The harlequin duck.
  
 
(n.)
The European swift.
  
 
(n.)
The American golden plover.
  
 
(n.)
One who, or that which, squeals.
  

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Squealer
Also known as "tattle tale" whose proper name is tachograph. A device used in a cab to automatically record miles driven, number of stops, speed and other factors during a trip. (ATA1)