spione

Meaning

1. (masculine) sneak, telltale
2. (masculine, slang) peeper

Concepts

blabbermouth

denouncers

sneaky

spy

talebearer

taleteller

tattler

tattletale

telltale

delator

whistle-blower

Synonyms

chiacchierone

delatore

spia

delatrice

spifferone

Translations

mouchard

soplón

chivato

portanoves

Petze

Spion

Denunziant

Verräter

Zuträger

V-Mann

Zuträgerin

duckmäuserig

καταδότης

πληροφοριοδότης

Spitzel

Hyphenated as

spi‧ó‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spiˈo.ne/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *spiō, from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”). By surface analysis, spiare (“to spy”) + -one.