NOUN | person | blabber, informer, betrayer, rat, squealer | one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
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VERB | communication | blabber, chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
Meaning | One who reveals confidential information in return for money. | |
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Synonyms | informer, betrayer, rat, squealer | |
Narrower | fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
nark, copper's nark | An informer or spy working for the police | |
supergrass, grass | A police informer who implicates many people | |
Broader | informant, source | A person who supplies information |
Spanish | confidente, delator, informador | |
Catalan | confident, delator, informador | |
Verbs | blab | divulge confidential information or secrets |
blabber | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
Meaning | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, gabble | |
Narrower | babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither | To talk / talk foolishly |
Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
Spanish | charlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear | |
Catalan | desbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar | |
Nouns | blabber | one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
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