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.
Meaning
1 senses(British, archaic, slang)An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
Origin
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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