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Informer
Battus revealed theft by Mercury; turned to touchstone. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 47]
old libertine ravishes his daughter Beatrice. [Br. Lit.: Shelley The Cenci; Magill I, 131] (1901–1961) chief witness in perjury trial of Alger Hiss (1949). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 501] (1938— ) chief witness and informer against Nixon in the Watergate hearings. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2939] led armed band to Gethsemane and showed them which one was Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 26:46–50; Mark 14:42–45; Luke 22:47–48; John 18:1–8] reveals Lancelot and Guinevere’s affair to Arthur. [Arthurian Legend: Harvey, 559] betrays friend to police for subsistence money. [Irish Lit.: The Informer] informer and fence for stolen goods. [Br. Lit.: The Beggar’s Opera] wrote a book in which he revealed inner workings of the Mafia. [Am. Lit.: My Life in the Mafia] (1903–1971) New York gangster who revealed the inner operations of the Mafia. [Am. Hist.: Facts (1971), 436] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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