stool pigeon

stool pigeon

noun

Definition of STOOL PIGEON

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing <the FBI finally got a break when one of the mob boss's top henchmen turned stool pigeon>

Synonyms betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower

Related Words collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifier