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squealers

noun

plural of squealer

as in informers

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing after finding out who told on them, the hoodlums proceeded to give the squealer the beating of his life

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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.

— Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
And so every regime invests in having student informers.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of informers

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Information for the charges came from multiple sources, including citizen informants, who had observed Wolff hunting on their property, observations made by wardens while on patrol, and surveillance.

— David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Of course, the agency must protect confidential information, including the identities of informants, but the path of its decision-making should be made clear.

— Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of informants

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She’s made room for dozens of pets over the years, ranging from fluffy Chow Chows and Frenchies (her favorite breeds) to canaries, chinchillas, and beautifully fluffy cats.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026
The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 June 2026

Definition of canaries

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Old rats paired with younger ones outlived those paired with animals their own age.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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