Squealer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

domestic swine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːlə/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈiːlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rat hog blabber betrayer informer Sus scrofa pig grunter

Word Forms

inform	verb	act as an informer
betray	verb	deliver to an enemy by treachery
rat	verb	give away information about somebody
squeal	verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
blab	verb	divulge confidential information or secrets
blabber	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
piglet	noun	a young pig
pig	verb	give birth
grunt	verb	issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Quietscher

jemand, der gegen Geld vertrauliche Informationen preisgibt

🇫🇷French

couineur

celui qui révèle des informations confidentielles en échange d'argent

🇪🇸Spanish

soplón

aquel que revela información confidencial a cambio de dinero

🇮🇹Italian

strillatore

colui che rivela informazioni riservate in cambio di denaro

🇳🇱Dutch

pieper

iemand die vertrouwelijke informatie onthult in ruil voor geld

🇵🇹Portuguese

gritador

aquele que revela informações confidenciais em troca de dinheiro

🇷🇺Russian

визгун

тот, кто раскрывает конфиденциальную информацию в обмен на деньги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षी का बच्चा

जो पैसे के बदले में गोपनीय जानकारी प्रकट करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தமிடுபவன்

பணத்திற்கு ஈடாக ரகசிய தகவலை வெளிப்படுத்துபவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీచకుడు

డబ్బుకు బదులుగా రహస్య సమాచారాన్ని వెల్లడించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્વીલર

જે પૈસાના બદલામાં ગોપનીય માહિતી જાહેર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿರುಚಾಟಗಾರ

ಹಣಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರತಿಯಾಗಿ ಗೌಪ್ಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವವನು

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخنے والا

وہ جو پیسے کے بدلے خفیہ معلومات ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖叫者

泄露机密信息以换取金钱的人

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ人

金銭と引き換えに機密情報を漏らす人

🇰🇷Korean

끽끽 우는 새

돈을 대가로 기밀을 누설하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người kêu la

người tiết lộ thông tin bí mật để đổi lấy tiền

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ส่งเสียงแหลม

ผู้ที่เปิดเผยข้อมูลที่เป็นความลับเพื่อแลกกับเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengadu

orang yang mengungkapkan informasi rahasia dengan imbalan uang

🇲🇾Malay

pekik

seseorang yang mendedahkan maklumat sulit sebagai balasan untuk wang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرير

من يكشف معلومات سرية مقابل المال

🇮🇷Persian

جیغ زدن

کسی که در ازای پول، اطلاعات محرمانه را فاش می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ispiyoncu

para karşılığında gizli bilgileri açıklayan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַלשִׁין

אחד שחושף מידע סודי בתמורה לכסף

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