Synonyms for squealer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skweel
Phonetic Transcription : skwil


Définition of squealer

Origin :
  • c.1300, probably of imitative origin, similar to Old Norse skvala "to cry out" (see squall (v.)). The sense of "inform on another" is first recorded 1865. The noun is attested from 1747.
  • noun informant
Example sentences :
  • He was despised by the other convicts, for he was a "squealer."
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Thief » by Hutchins Hapgood
  • I know a boy's code of honor, and how he regards a 'squealer.'
  • Extract from : « A Boy Knight » by Martin J. (Martin Jerome) Scott
  • It hurt him, to think that he should be taken for a "squealer."
  • Extract from : « Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days » by Howard R. Garis
  • So he framed it up so that I appeared to be a squealer, and started the gangmen after me.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Whirlwind » by Leroy Scott
  • He never had been a “squealer,” and he was not going to begin now.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the School Nine » by Lester Chadwick
  • "Squealer and Squawker both went into the heap that time, I guess," said Rudolf.
  • Extract from : « The Wonderful Bed » by Gertrude Knevels
  • I mean among those who honestly think Larry has turned stool and squealer.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Whirlwind » by Leroy Scott
  • What Ive told of my own affairs doesnt concern them, and I will claim that Ive never yet played the squealer on any other chap.
  • Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • I know; but Stacey has my note for the rest of the money, and I dont propose to be a squealer, Gordon.
  • Extract from : « The Lucky Seventh » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • My accomplice, the heeler, was a sure thing grafter, who had selected me because I had the requisite nerve and was no squealer.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Thief » by Hutchins Hapgood

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