Synonyms and antonyms of People who tell secrets in British Thesaurus

informant (noun)

someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority

informer (noun)

someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority

mole (noun)

informal someone who joins or works for an organization in order to give secret information about it to other people, especially to its enemies

sneak (noun)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval a person who tells someone in authority about something wrong that you have done. This word shows that you dislike people who do this.

telltale (noun)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval a child who tells an adult about something bad that another child has done

supergrass (noun)

Britishinformal a criminal who gives information about a lot of other criminals to the police

nark (noun)

informal someone who secretly informs the police about a criminal’s activities

snout (noun)

Britishinformal someone who gives information about criminals to the police

grass (noun)

Britishinformal a person, usually a criminal, who tells the police what other criminals have done

bigmouth (noun)

someone who talks a lot and is unable to keep anything secret

blabbermouth (noun)

informal someone who tells people about things that should be kept secret

dog (noun)

Australianinformal someone who gives information about people to the police or to another authority

giant killer (noun)

Britishmainly journalism someone who damages the reputation of a powerful person or business that has behaved dishonestly

impimpi (noun)

South Africanshowing disapproval someone who secretly gives information about another person to the police or other authorities; an informer

snitch (noun)

informalshowing disapproval a person who tells someone in authority about something wrong you have done. This word shows that you dislike people who do this.

tattle-tale (noun)

Americaninformal a telltale

whistle-blower (noun)

someone who reports dishonest or illegal activities within an organization to someone in authority