abaddon

Meanings

Plural: abaddons

Noun

An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.

Origin / Etymology

UK C19. From Abaddon, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew אבדון (ābaddōn, “destruction, abyss”), from אבד (ābad, “to be lost, to perish”).

Synonyms

grass, informant, nark, stool pigeon

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