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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold, Judas, apostate, back-stabber, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, defector, deserter, double-crosser, fink, informer, quisling, rat, rebel, renegade, snake*, sneak*, snitch, spy, squealer, stool pigeon, tattletale, tergiversator, treasonist, two-timer, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | informant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | canary, fink, nark, rat, sneak, snitch, source, stoolie, tattletale, tipster |
| Main Entry: | wriggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver out of; wiggle |
| Synonyms: | convulse, crawl, dodge, extricate oneself, glide, jerk, jiggle, ooze, skew, slink, slip, snake, sneak, squirm, turn, twist, twitch, wag, waggle, worm, writhe, zigzag |
| Main Entry: | informer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reporter |
| Synonyms: | accuser, adviser, announcer, betrayer, blab, blabbermouth, canary, crier, deep throat, double-crosser, fat mouth, finger, fink, fork tongue, herald, informer, interviewer, journalist, messenger, nark, newsman, notifier, preacher, propagandist, rat, ratfink, singer, snake, sneak, snitcher, songbird, source, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, tattler, tattletale, tipster, weasel |
| Main Entry: | slink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | creep by |
| Synonyms: | coast, cower, glide, glissade, go stealthily, gumshoe, lurk, meander, mooch, pass quietly, prowl, pussyfoot, shirk, sidle, skitter, skulk, slick, slide, slip, slither, snake, sneak, steal, undulate |
| Main Entry: | sneak preview |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | early showing of entertainment |
| Synonyms: | command performance, first night, first performance, premiere, preview, sneak, world premiere |
| Main Entry: | dastard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coward |
| Synonyms: | cad, chicken, craven, poltroon, poltroon, recreant, sneak, wimp |
| Main Entry: | snake in the grass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scoundrel |
| Synonyms: | Pandora's box, backstabber, creep, pitfall, rat, rat fink, skunk, snake, sneak, trap, villain, viper, weasel |
| Main Entry: | huggermugger |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | backdoor, backstairs, camouflaged, clandestine, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, confidential, covert, cryptic, discreet, disguised, dissembled, dissimulated, furtive, hush-hush, in ambush, incognito, inside, restricted, secretive, sly, sneak, sneaky |
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