"squealer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskwilɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-squealer.ogg Forms: squealers [plural]
Etymology: From squeal + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|squeal|er|id2=agent noun}} squeal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} squealer (plural squealers)
  1. Any animal or person who squeals.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-8SwTfqiy
  2. A pig.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-VBonVxR6
  3. (slang) An informant. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-FwhMIwKq
  4. (informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug used to carry beer having 1 litre or 32 ounce capacity (half the size of a growler). Tags: Australia, Canada, US, informal
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-NeSKkrC- Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English
  5. Anything that makes a squealing noise.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-rm~QCsEY
  6. The European swift.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-AxUN1zow
  7. The harlequin duck.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-smQrPOs2 Categories (other): Ducks Disambiguation of Ducks: 10 3 3 21 8 3 31 17 3
  8. The American golden plover.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-drfy21nT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Columbids, Plovers and lapwings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 1 23 2 1 3 58 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 6 1 5 20 2 1 3 61 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 1 2 23 2 1 3 61 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 1 16 2 1 2 62 1 Disambiguation of Columbids: 7 2 2 11 2 2 2 60 11 Disambiguation of Plovers and lapwings: 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 84 1
  9. A young pigeon.
    Sense id: en-squealer-en-noun-o6EH4Pck
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Apodiforms Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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