Number of realizations
1
nose
→
informer
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | nose | |
| Meaning 1 | nose | |
| Meaning 2 | informer, telltale | He was just a little thief and a nose. "Он был мелким воришкой и осведомителем." |
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| Comment | The verb sense of 'pry, search' first recorded 1648, from the noun (www.etymonline.com). | |