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All whistler synonyms

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noun whistler

  • blabber — a person who blabs
  • blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
  • busybody — If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
  • canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
  • fink — a strikebreaker.
  • gossip — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
  • informer — a person who informs against another, especially for money or other reward.
  • nark — a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
  • quidnunc — a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
  • rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
  • rumormonger — a person given to spreading rumors, often maliciously.
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • snitch — to snatch or steal; pilfer.
  • squeaker — a person or thing that squeaks.
  • squealer — a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
  • stoolie — a pigeon used as a decoy.
  • tabby — a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
  • talebearer — a person who spreads gossip, secrets, etc., that may cause trouble or harm.
  • taleteller — a telltale; talebearer.
  • tattler — a person who tattles; telltale.
  • telltale — a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; tattler; talebearer.
  • tipster — a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
  • troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
  • windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
  • bigmouth — a noisy, indiscreet, or boastful person
  • gasserHerbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
  • peach — the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
  • polly — a tame parrot.
  • ratfink — fink (defs 3, 4).
  • stool pigeon — a pigeon used as a decoy.
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