squealer

Other forms of squealer

plural

squealers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squealer

What does squealer mean?

squealer means "one who reveals confidential information in return for money". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squealer?

squealer has 3 syllables: sque-a-ler. The stress falls on "sque".

What is another word for squealer?

Close synonyms include informer, betrayer, rat, blabber, hog. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squealer a common word?

squealer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.