Noun: supergrass 'soo-pu(r),grãs
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- A police informer who implicates many people
"The supergrass provided information that led to multiple arrests in the criminal organization";
- grass [Brit]
Derived forms: supergrasses
Type of: betrayer, blabber [informal], informer, rat [informal], squealer
Encyclopedia: Supergrass