| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Informal. One who betrays: betrayer, double-crosser, Judas, traitor. See TRUST. 2. Informal. A person who has defected: apostate, defector, deserter, recreant, renegade, runagate, tergiversator, turncoat. See APPROACH. 3. Informal. One who gives incriminating information about others: informant, informer, tattler, tattletale. Informal : tipster. Slang : fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon. See KNOWLEDGE, LAW. | | VERB: | 1. Slang. To be treacherous to. Also used with on: betray, double-cross. Slang : sell out. Idioms: sell down the river . See TRUST. 2. Slang. To abandon one's cause or party usually to join another: apostatize, defect, desert3, renegade, tergiversate, turn. Idioms: change sides, turn one's coat. See APPROACH, TRUST. 3. Slang. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tattle, tip3 (off). Informal : fink. Slang : sing, snitch, squeal, stool. Idioms: blow the whistle. See KNOWLEDGE, LAW.
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