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Noun
S:
(n)
informer
,
betrayer
,
rat
,
squealer
,
blabber
(one who reveals confidential information in return for money)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
inform
[Related to:
informer
] (act as an informer)
"She had informed on her own parents for years"
W:
(v)
betray
[Related to:
betrayer
] (deliver to an enemy by treachery)
"Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
W:
(v)
betray
[Related to:
betrayer
] (give away information about somebody)
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
W:
(v)
rat
[Related to:
rat
] (give away information about somebody)
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
W:
(v)
squeal
[Related to:
squealer
] (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)
W:
(v)
blab
[Related to:
blabber
] (divulge confidential information or secrets)
"Be careful--his secretary talks"
W:
(v)
blabber
[Related to:
blabber
] (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)