cafter — meaning in English

English meaning

• rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
• squeal noun A loud, high-pitched cry or sound.
• tattle verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.

Senses

cafter is used for these senses in English:

• rat (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]
• squeal (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
• tattle (intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]

rat — full definition

1. noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
2. verb Informally, to inform on someone to the authorities; to betray someone's trust.

squeal — full definition

1. noun A loud, high-pitched cry or sound.
2. verb To make a loud, high-pitched cry, often from excitement, pain, or fear.
3. verb Informal: to inform on someone, especially to the police.

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