whistler

whistler

dated slang A police informant. One of the mob boss's most trusted advisors turned out to be a whistler for the cops.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

whistler

n. someone who is a police informer; a stoolie. (Underworld. More specialized than whistle-blower.) Britney turned into a whistler after her last little vacation.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • ACAB
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • #dead
  • other than
  • other than (something)
References in periodicals archive
Whistler has developed a strong reputation with patients and adult-use consumers alike for providing premium quality cannabis products.
Relive the magic of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a visit to the Whistler Olympic Park.
Produced around 50 years later and inspired by Whistler, Pennell's views of New York skyscrapers show the city growing and the accompanying gritty etchings of neighbouring steel, coal and oil works give some insight into the industries powering the city's expansion.
Yes, you guessed correct the second time: 'Whistler's Mother' - the famous painting referenced in the film Bean, is going to be on display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi!
Visas, injections and precautions: British Citizens don't usually need a visa to visit Canada for short periods, but you'll need to get an eTA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) before you travel THE two mountains of Whistler Blackcomb form one of the largest ski resorts in North America.
Grisham's 31st novel for adults, 'The Whistler' shows Grisham employing some of the familiar tricks he'd developed while becoming the master of the courtroom drama.
Indoor options include one of Whistler's newest features, the Audain Art Museum (PS9.50).
Presented as a faux scrapbook, discovered by young Charlie Whistler at his family's camp, this is an extremely attractive hardbound journal.
Whistler Ski & Stay packages during World Ski and Snowboard Festival start at $108/day.
"We don't get out much, we writers," jokes Phyllis Nagy ("Carol"), who attended Whistler as part of last year's 10.
He divides the rest of the book into four sections in which he analyzes the Acorn Whistler crisis from a different perspective.
An American in London: Whistler and the Thames, is an enduring volume, accompanying an exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London (16 October 2013-12 January 2014), the Addison Gallery of American Art at the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts (1 February-13 April 2014) and the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington (2 May-17 August 2014).
Against everything they have been told is right and lawful, Spark and Whistler become infatuated with each other.
GETTING ACTIVE Skim across the rainforest between the Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains on a zip-wire.