Definition of snitch
:one who snitches :tattletale
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several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch
Recent Examples of snitch from the Web
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The Cuban government collaborates closely with a network of snitches who write damaging reports on anyone who would rebel or even criticize the Castro regime.
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Dekraai’s lawyer Scott Sanders began asking questions about the use of jailhouse informants after noticing the same snitch had chatted up Dekraai and another one of his clients.
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Knowing his beloved was a huge fan, Palma dreamed up the perfect way to pop the question while in Egypt: using a golden snitch.
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Rackauckas fully intends to run for reelection in 2018, in what political observers think will be a referendum on the snitch scandal and Rackauckas’ controversial tenure.
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The snitch scandal is far from the only controversy dogging Rackauckas these days.
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In two of those, judges ruled that prosecutors had unlawfully withheld information about the use of informants, or their background as prolific snitches, from defense attorneys.
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The report said information about the use of snitches was withheld from defense attorneys, but only because that information wasn’t passed from police to prosecutors.
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Or maybe because finally, the fear of retribution or of being labeled a snitch will be outweighed by the collective guilt of letting killers walk free on our streets.
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Origin and Etymology of snitch
snitch Synonyms
Synonyms
betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, informer, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blowerRelated Words
collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifierRecent Examples of snitch from the Web
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Police chief Dieter Schäfer snitched to the authorities at the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), the agency responsible for certifying that vehicles comply with regulations, about the noise made by cars with sport exhaust modes.
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But at least one news account says the Garden State’s #77 campaign promotes snitching.
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He and a brother had threatened Mr. Lawrence’s friend, who had accused the brother of snitching in a federal case involving the sale of the drug PCP.
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But Reeves, to his credit, refuses to posit a psychological rationale for those who snitch to the state.
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First Known Use of snitch
1801
Recent Examples of snitch from the Web
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Police chief Dieter Schäfer snitched to the authorities at the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), the agency responsible for certifying that vehicles comply with regulations, about the noise made by cars with sport exhaust modes.
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But at least one news account says the Garden State’s #77 campaign promotes snitching.
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He and a brother had threatened Mr. Lawrence’s friend, who had accused the brother of snitching in a federal case involving the sale of the drug PCP.
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But Reeves, to his credit, refuses to posit a psychological rationale for those who snitch to the state.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snitch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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