squealer

IPA: skwˈiɫɝ

noun

  • 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.
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Examples of "squealer" in Sentences

  • Squealer is a perfect example of this literary device.
  • Squealer delivers a phony speech claiming it to be untrue.
  • The Little Squealer line has been a great success for the company.
  • Squealer may specifically represent the state run newspaper Pravda.
  • Also introduced is Squealer a porker pig skilled in the art of persuasion.
  • Many different things inspired me in the design of the Squealer paper toy.
  • It was surrounded by a portrait of Napoleon drawn by Squealer in white paint.
  • 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.

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