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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, British slang) An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities..
The prisoner, Money Moses, better known among thieves and fences as Moses the abaddon, has been, to my knowledge, for the last twenty years a receiver and dealer in stolen property.
Use abaddon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abaddon means (archaic, British slang) An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities..
Common synonyms include grass, nark, stool pigeon, informant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The prisoner, Money Moses, better known among thieves and fences as Moses the abaddon, has been, to my knowledge, for the last twenty years a receiver and dealer in stolen property.
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