squealer

IPA: skwˈiɫɝ

Any animal or person who squeals.
A pig.
(slang) An informant.
(informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug used to carry beer having 1 litre or 32 ounce capacity (half the size of a growler).
Anything that makes a squealing noise.
The European swift.
The harlequin duck.
The American golden plover.
A young pigeon.

Examples of "squealer" in Sentences

This, however, he promptly refused to do -- he was no "squealer," and indicated as much to
* A stool-pigeon is a thief in the pay of the police; a squealer is a grafter who betrays his brother.
While I understand "squealer" is a regional term, it is used to describe a catfish that is a 1/2lb. or less.
When my grandmother was still able to cook a large meal my granddad and I would go catch about 50 "squealer" catfish.
But the horrors of life in prison for the "squealer" were thoroughly familiar to him when he elected to do what he could to atone for his crime.
And even if they killed him now, Brennan and the "Gallant kid" would know that he died trying to protect them, that he wasn't a contemptible "squealer" after all.
MIDRAND, South Africa April 7 (Reuter) - Nelson Mandela on Thursday dismissed white President F. W de Klerk as a "squealer" of South Africa's election campaign and his National Party (NP) as the mouse.
In buildings with newer fire alarm systems, for instance, alarm "squealer" covers have been placed on the manual pull stations and areas equipped with security cameras have seen a reduction in malicious fire alarms.