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ratfink

[rat-fingk] / ˈrætˌfɪŋk /
NOUN
informer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
announcer
STRONG
accuser adviser betrayer blabbermouth canary crier double-crosser finger fink herald interviewer journalist messenger nark newsman preacher propagandist rat singer snake sneak snitcher songbird source squealer stoolie tattler tattletale tipster weasel
WEAK
blab deep throat fat mouth fork tongue notifier stool pigeon
NOUN
tattletale
Synonyms
STRONG
blabber blabbermouth busybody canary fink gossip informer nark quidnunc rat rumormonger scandalmonger snitch snitcher squeaker squealer stoolie tabby talebearer taleteller tattler telltale tipster troublemaker whistleblower whistler windbag
WEAK
bigmouth fat mouth gasser peacher polly sleazemonger stool pigeon

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In American criminal circles, a fink was an informer or stool pigeon; a particularly egregious example of the species was given the intensified label of ratfink.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2014

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.