squealer

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US/ˈskwilɚ/

noun

Any animal or person who squeals.

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Meanings

nounsquealer (plural squealers)

plural squealers

  1. Any animal or person who squeals.
  2. A pig.
  3. slangAn informant.
  4. AustraliaCanadaUSinformalA kind of jug used to carry beer having 1 litre or 32 ounce capacity (half the size of a growler).
  5. Anything that makes a squealing noise.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

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informerbetrayerratblabber
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informantsource

noundomestic swine

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hogpiggrunterSus scrofa
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swine
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betrayerblabbergrunterhoginformantinformerpigrattelltale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From squeal + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

squealer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squealer

MLA

“squealer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squealer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squealer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squealer.

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