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| Main Entry: | stool pigeon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer to police |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, betrayer, blabbermouth*, decoy, fink*, fink, informant, informer, plant, rat*, rat, sneak, snitch, source, spy, squealer*, squealer, tattletale, turncoat, weasel*, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, narc, narc, nark, nark, police informer, rat fink, shill, snitcher, stoolie, stoolie, tattler, tipster*, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decoy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bait, trap |
| Synonyms: | attraction, beard*, blind, booster, camouflage, catch, chicanery, come-on, deception, enticement, facade, fake, front, imitation, inducement, lure, plant, pretense, sitting duck*, snare, stick, stool pigeon*, temptation, trick, trickery, allurement, blow off*, chicane, drawing card, ensnarement, inveiglement, nark, seducement, shill, stoolie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | rat*, snake*, snitch, squealer, stool pigeon, tattletale, weasel, canary*, narc, nark, scab, stoolie, tipster, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | informant/informer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who delivers news |
| Synonyms: | accuser, adviser, announcer, betrayer, blabbermouth*, herald, interviewer, journalist, messenger, preacher, propagandist, rat*, reporter, sneak, source, stool pigeon*, tattletale, canary*, crier, deep throat, double-crosser, newscaster/newsperson, notifier, tattler |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, blabbermouth*, fink, informant, sneak, snitch, source, squealer, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, backstabber, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, stoolie, tattler, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, blabbermouth*, fink*, informant, rat*, sneak, source, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, weasel*, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, narc, nark, snitcher, stoolie, tattler, tipster*, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tattletale/tattler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who gossips, tells rumors |
| Synonyms: | bigmouth*, blabbermouth*, busybody, fink*, gossip, informer, rat*, snitch*, squealer*, stool pigeon*, telltale*, troublemaker, windbag*, blabberer, canary*, fat mouth, rumormonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, taleteller, tipster, whistleblower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | traitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is disloyal |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold*, Judas*, apostate, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, deserter, fink*, hypocrite, impostor, informer, miscreant, quisling, rebel, renegade, snake*, sneak*, snitch*, spy, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, wolf*, back-stabber, backslider, defector, double-crosser, intriguer, snitcher, traducer, treasonist, two-timer, whistle-blower |
| Antonyms: | loyalist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | turncoat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold*, Judas*, apostate, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, deserter, fink*, informer, quisling, rat*, rebel, renegade, snake*, sneak*, snitch*, spy, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, back-stabber, defector, double-crosser, tergiversator, treasonist, two-timer, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weasel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sneak |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, blabbermouth*, deceiver, fink*, informant, informer, rat*, sneak, snitch, source, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, narc, nark, snitcher, stoolie, tattler, tipster*, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | betrayer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold, deceiver, fink, rat, snitch, spy, stool pigeon*, traitor, turncoat, weasel, backstabber, double-crosser, narc, nark |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | Benedict Arnold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Judas, betrayer, deserter, double agent, fink, informer, quisling, snake in the grass, snitch, spy, stool pigeon, turncoat, Brutus, backstabber, defector, double-crosser, treasonist |
| Main Entry: | informer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reporter |
| Synonyms: | accuser, adviser, announcer, betrayer, blab, blabbermouth, finger, fink, herald, informer, interviewer, journalist, messenger, preacher, propagandist, rat, singer, snake, sneak, songbird, source, squealer, stool pigeon, tattletale, weasel, canary, crier, deep throat, double-crosser, fat mouth, fork tongue, nark, newsman, notifier, ratfink, snitcher, stoolie, tattler, tipster |
| Main Entry: | tattletale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gossip |
| Synonyms: | bigmouth, blabber, blabbermouth, busybody, fink, gossip, informer, quidnunc, rat, snitch, squealer, stool pigeon, telltale, troublemaker, windbag, canary, fat mouth, gasser, nark, peacher, polly, ratfink, rumormonger, scandalmonger, sleazemonger, snitcher, squeaker, stoolie, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tipster, whistleblower, whistler |
| Main Entry: | tool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who allows himself to be used |
| Synonyms: | accessory, accomplice, agent, auxiliary, chump*, creature, dupe, easy mark*, figurehead, flunky*, go-between, greenhorn*, hireling, idiot, intermediary, lackey, mark*, medium, messenger, minion, patsy*, pawn, peon, puppet, stooge, stool pigeon*, sucker, jackal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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