Supergrass

Quick meaning: Supergrass is a noun meaning (UK, slang) An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.

Meaning

(UK, slang) An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.

Example Sentences

In several cases the supergrass spent days in the witness box giving evidence of scores of offences allegedly committed by many individuals over a period of years.

I have to tell the hon. and learned Gentleman that I do not know the facts which led to that decision. On the other hand, although it is an unpleasant fact of life, there are now and again occasions on which, in order to achieve convictions against really bad villains, it is necessary to use people who are termed supergrasses.

Word Forms

• supergrasses

Synonyms for supergrass

Depending on context, synonyms include nark, nonce, snout, abaddon, accuser, beefer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grass, tout, nonce, grasser, snitcher, stooge.

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