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Squealer

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Noun

1. betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

2. grunter, hog, pig, squealer, sus scrofa

domestic swine

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Squealer

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noun
1. 
a high shrill yelp, as of pain
2. 
a screaming sound, as of tyres when a car brakes suddenly
verb
3. 
to utter a squeal or with a squeal
4. (intransitive) slang
to confess information about another
5. (intransitive) informal, mainly British
to complain or protest loudly

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Squealer

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verb intransitive
1. 
to utter or make a long, shrill cry or sound
2.  Slang
to act as an informer; betray a secret
often with on
verb transitive
3. 
to utter in a squeal
noun
4. 
a long, shrill cry or sound

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Squealer

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v. squealed, squeal·ing, squeals
v.intr.
1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
2. Slang To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
v.tr.
To utter or produce with a squeal.
n.
A loud, shrill cry or sound: a squeal of surprise; the squeal of tires.

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