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Informer

One who informs, animates, or inspires.

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Canary 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Grass 76% connected

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sneak 76% connected

To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sneaker 76% connected

One who sneaks.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Informant 76% connected

One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Source 76% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

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Betray 74% connected

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Betray 74% connected

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Denounce 74% connected

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Denounce 74% connected

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Betrayer 92% connected

One who, or that which, betrays.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Blabber 92% connected

A tattler; a telltale.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rat 92% connected

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the N…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Squealer 92% connected

One who, or that which, squeals.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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