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betray (disclose), denounce (inform against)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
turn informer
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informer — n. 1) to turn ( become ) informer 2) a police informer * * * [ɪn fɔːmə] a police informer to turn ( become ) informer … Combinatory dictionary
turn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of turning sb/sth around ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, half, quarter ▪ It slowly spun for three complete turns. ▪ a full turn of the handle to the right … Collocations dictionary
turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change… … Useful english dictionary
informer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ police (esp. BrE) ▪ He later became a police informer. VERB + INFORMER ▪ become, turn (esp. BrE) ▪ One of the gang members had turned i … Collocations dictionary
turn — 1. in. to go over to the other side, as with a spy or a criminal turning into an informer. (Underworld.) □ Is there a chance that Bart would turn? □ Pete turn? Ha! 2. tv. to corrupt someone. □ It was the booze that turned him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn dog on — Austral./NZ informal an informer or traitor. → dog … English new terms dictionary
The Virginia Informer — Infobox Newspaper name = The Virginia Informer caption = type = Bi weekly newspaper format = Tabloid foundation = 2005 ceased publication = price = owners = W M students publisher = editor = Andrew Blasi chiefeditor = assoceditor = maneditor =… … Wikipedia
rat — Synonyms and related words: Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Caffre cat, Indian buffalo, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Kodiak bear, Quisling, SOB, Virginia deer, aardvark, aardwolf, alpaca, anteater, antelope, antelope… … Moby Thesaurus
Sammy Gravano — Infobox Person imagesize = 200px caption= name=Sammy Gravano birth date=birth date|1945|3|12|mf=y birth place=Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Salvatore Sammy the Bull Gravano (born March 12, 1945) was a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family.… … Wikipedia
sell out — Synonyms and related words: apostatize, bear witness against, beguile, betray, blab, blow the whistle, bolt, break away, bunk, clear the trade, close out, convert, convert into cash, cross, cut under, defect, delude, desert, double cross, dump,… … Moby Thesaurus
