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Squealer — Squeal er ( [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, squeals. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European swift. (b) The harlequin duck. (c) The American golden plover. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squealer — index informer (one providing criminal information) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
squealer — 1. n. an informer. (Underworld.) □ Tracy is a terrible squealer. □ Some squealer let the cops know what was going to happen. 2. n. a pig; a piglet. □ They ent their squealers to market at just the right time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
squealer — one who tells the police or authorities, canary Jason, you squealer! You told the teacher I copied your work … English idioms
squealer n — A tattle tale pig is a squealer … English expressions
squealer — squeal ► NOUN ▪ a long, high pitched cry or noise. ► VERB 1) make a squeal. 2) say something in a high pitched, excited tone. 3) complain. 4) (often squeal on) informal inform on someone. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
Squealer (Animal Farm) — Squealer is a fictional pig from George Orwell s Animal Farm , primarily inspired by Joseph Stalin s aide Vyacheslav Molotov also figuratively as propaganda.AllegoryIn the allegorical form chosen by Orwell for Animal Farm, the pigs are easily… … Wikipedia
squealer — noun see squeal I … New Collegiate Dictionary
squealer — noun a) An animal that, or a person who squeals; especially a pig b) an informant … Wiktionary
squealer — Synonyms and related words: 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 … Moby Thesaurus
