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dime-dropper

dime-dropper is the alternative form of dime dropper.

Meaning of dime dropper

Noun

dime dropper (plural dime droppers)

  1. (US, slang) A snitch or informer.
    • Although this story predated the Kunkle episode, something told me that with dime-droppers afoot, both men and women naturally become more cautious. After all, informality could be misinterpreted, and as the Navy puts it, discovery in these cases is a "career ender."2005, Richard F. Miller, A Carrier at War: On Board the USS Kitty Hawk in the Iraq War

Forms of dime-dropper

pluraldime-droppers

Questions about dime-dropper

What is dime-dropper the alternative form of?
Dime-dropper is the alternative form of dime dropper.

Words near dime-dropper in the dictionary

  1. dime stores
  2. dime's worth
  3. dime-a-dozen
  4. dime-bag
  5. dime-bags
  6. dime-dropper
  7. dime-droppers
  8. dimeback
  9. dimebacks
  10. dimebolin
  11. dimed

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