squealer

English

Etymology

From squeal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

squealer (plural squealers)

1. Any animal or person who squeals.
2. A pig.
3. (slang) An informant.
4. (informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug used to carry beer having 1 litre or 32 ounce capacity (half the size of a growler).
5. Anything that makes a squealing noise.
6. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The European swift.
7. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The harlequin duck.
8. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The American golden plover.
9. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A young pigeon.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “squealer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)