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supergrasses

supergrasses is the plural of supergrass.

Meaning of supergrass

Noun

supergrass (plural supergrasses)

  1. (UK, slang) An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.
    • 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...1979 July 23, Havers, Michael (Attorney-General), “Witnesses (Immunity From Prosecution)”, in Hansard, volume 971, Parliament of the United Kingdom, page 64

Questions about supergrasses

What is supergrasses the plural of?
Supergrasses is the plural of supergrass.

Words near supergrasses in the dictionary

  1. supergraph
  2. supergraphic
  3. supergraphics
  4. supergraphs
  5. supergrass
  6. supergrasses
  7. supergrating
  8. supergratings
  9. supergravitation
  10. supergravitational
  11. supergravitations

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