abaddon
abaddon · abaddons
An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authoritiesAn informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
Значення
значень: 1(британське, архаїчне, сленг)An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
Походження
UK C19. From Abaddon, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (AbUK 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”).
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