SQUEALER

hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa

(noun) domestic swine

informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber

(noun) one who reveals confidential information in return for money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

squealer (plural squealers)

Any animal or person who squeals.

A pig.

(slang) An informant.

Anything that makes a squealing noise.

The European swift.

The harlequin duck.

The American golden plover.

A young pigeon.

Source: Wiktionary


Squeal"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, squeals.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The European swift. (b) The harlequin duck. (c) The American golden plover.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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