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Noun

An informer

A despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

A person who frequents or visits a given place often

Collector

Interjection

Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment

Verb

To inform on someone to the police or a person in authority

Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court

To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

To refuse or be unwilling to accept or do something

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Noun

An informer

sympathizer^US

sympathiser^UK

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“He was supposedly the rat who betrayed the Gibraltar Three, the Eksund gun runners and the IRA men assassinated at Loughgall.”

Noun

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A despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

public enemy number one

spectre^UK

specter^US

member of a criminal gang

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“The good news is that his adviser, that rat Fred Tough, has had to go with him.”

Noun

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A person who frequents or visits a given place often

Noun

Collector

Interjection

Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment

Verb

▲

To inform on someone to the police or a person in authority

sell someone down the river

spill the beans about

tell tales on someone

pimp on someone

fink on someone

blow the whistle on someone

put the finger on someone

confess

tell the police about

tell the authorities about

drop a dime on someone

drop the dime on someone

crack

reveal

dish

give someone a Judas kiss

turn Queen's evidence

let the cat out of the bag

blow somebody's cover

break one's promise to

turn informer

bite the hand that feeds you

turn state's evidence

break with

dob on

mislead

bite the hand that feeds one

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Verb

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Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

Verb

To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

have nothing more to do with

go over to the other side

have no more truck with

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give someone the brush-off

repulse

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

exclude

swear off

tell someone where to get off

refuse to acknowledge

give the thumbs down to

pass by

give something a miss

axe^UK

cut off without a penny

ax^US

have nothing to do with

give someone the big E

defect from

give someone the air

leave alone

give someone the push

not take advantage of

disaffiliate oneself from

dissociate oneself from

give the red light to

look right through someone

keep your distance from

let well enough alone

throw on the scrapheap

cut off without a cent

separate oneself from

split from

form a splinter group

refuse to take advantage of

levant

welch

look down one's nose at

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Verb

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To refuse or be unwilling to accept or do something

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

have no more truck with

have nothing more to do with

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give someone the brush-off

repulse

pull out

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

exclude

swear off

tell someone where to get off

refuse to acknowledge

give the thumbs down to

pass by

give something a miss

axe^UK

cut off without a penny

ax^US

have nothing to do with

turn coat

give someone the big E

give someone the push

not take advantage of

disaffiliate oneself from

dissociate oneself from

give the red light to

look right through someone

keep your distance from

let well enough alone

throw on the scrapheap

cut off without a cent

separate oneself from

split from

form a splinter group

refuse to take advantage of

levant

welch

look down one's nose at

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