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Definitions for Weasel

[1] any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
[2] any of various similar animals of the family Mustelidae.
[3] a cunning, sneaky person.
[4] a tracked vehicle resembling a tractor, used in snow.
[5] Slang . an informer; stool pigeon.
[6] to evade an obligation, duty, or the like; renege (often followed by out ): That's one invitation I'd like to weasel out of.
[7] to use weasel words; be ambiguous; mislead: Upon cross-examination the witness began to weasel.
[8] Slang . to inform.
[9] any of various small predatory musteline mammals of the genus Mustela and related genera, esp M. nivalis (European weasel ), having reddish-brown fur, an elongated body and neck, and short legs
[10] informal a sly or treacherous person
[11] mainly US a motor vehicle for use in snow, esp one with caterpillar tracks

Words related to Weasel

double-crosser, fink, stoolie, tattletale, informant, tattler, turncoat, source, informer, blabbermouth, sneak, betrayer, snitch, deceiver, rat, squealer, canary, tipster, whistle-blower, nark

Words nearby Weasel

wearing course, wearisome, wearproof, weary, weasand, weasel, weasel out, weasel word, weasel words, weaselly, weather

Origin of Weasel

before 900; 1920–25 for def 6 ; Middle English wesele, Old English wesle, weosule; cognate with Old High German wisula, German Wiesel

Word origin for Weasel

Old English weosule, wesle; related to Old Norse visla, Old High German wisula, Middle Dutch wesel

Synonyms for Weasel

betrayer, blabbermouth, canary, deceiver, double-crosser, fink, informant, informer, narc, nark, rat, sneak, snitch, snitcher, source, squealer, stoolie, tattler, tattletale, tipster, turncoat, whistle-blower, deep throat, stool pigeon