Definition of snitch
: one who snitches : tattletale
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Examples of snitch in a Sentence
several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch
Origin and Etymology of snitch
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1785
1801
First Known Use of snitch
1801
Origin and Etymology of snitch
probably alteration of snatch
First Known Use: 1904
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Definition of snitch for English Language Learners
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: a person who tells someone in authority (such as the police or a teacher) about something wrong that someone has done : someone who snitches
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