stool pigeon
English Thesaurus
1. a dummy pigeon used to decoy others (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bait, decoy, lure, |
| definition | : | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (noun.artifact) |
2. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)
| derivation | : | confess, fink, squeal, |
| definition | : | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, |
| definition | : | give away information about somebody (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | confess, fink, squeal, |
| definition | : | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, |
| definition | : | give away information about somebody (verb.communication) |
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