squealer

squealer

slang A derogatory term for someone who notifies authority figures about illegal or prohibited activity or those who commit such activity; a snitch or tattler. Don't worry, boss—we'll send that squealer to the bottom of the Hudson in a pair of concrete boots. You're little brother is such a squealer, Tommy! If we do the slightest thing wrong, he goes and blabs about it to your parents!

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squealer

1. n. an informer. (Underworld.) Some squealer let the cops know what was going to happen.

2. n. a pig; a piglet. They sent their squealers to market at just the right time.

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