snitch

noun

\ ˈsnich

Definition of snitch

(Entry 1 of 3)

: one who snitches : tattletale

snitch

verb (1)

snitched; snitching; snitches

Definition of snitch (Entry 2 of 3)

intransitive verb

: inform, tattle

snitch

verb (2)

snitched; snitching; snitches

Definition of snitch (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

: to take by stealth : pilfer

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Examples of snitch in a Sentence

Noun

several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch

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If one snitches and the other stays silent, the rat gets a lighter sentence while the quiet partner suffers. — Quanta Magazine, "Game Theory Calls Cooperation Into Question," 12 Feb. 2015 According to the cookout snitch, charcoal grills weren’t allowed in the section of the park where the family was. — Yesha Callahan, The Root, "#CookingOutWhileBlack: White Woman Calls Cops on Black People Cooking Out in Oakland, Calif., Park," 10 May 2018 Lyrics were hidden or memorized, because some band members had become snitches. — Dominic Green, WSJ, "‘Burning Down the Haus’ Review: East German Punks," 20 Sep. 2018 On Monday's episode of the show, the panelists shared their thoughts on office snitches. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'The View' Star Whoopi Goldberg Lost It After Joy Behar's Comment on Monday's Show," 20 Nov. 2018 Quidditch Player Costume Support your house and get prepared to catch the snitch with this costume. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "15 Harry Potter Costumes To Make Your Halloween More Magical," 17 Aug. 2018 The Orange County jailhouse informant scandal has upended criminal cases and led to state and federal investigations into how prosecutors and jailers used snitches to obtain confessions from other inmates. — Adam Elmahrek, latimes.com, "ACLU sues Orange County D.A. and sheriff over use of jailhouse informants," 4 Apr. 2018 The gang members met regularly to talk about gang structure and discuss snitches, according to the indictment. — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Alleged MS-13 member in Maryland accused of ordering gang hits in Houston," 15 Mar. 2018 Some students call them snitches or see them as meddling do-gooders. — Washington Post, "Chicago teens take lead on gun violence at home, nationally," 16 May 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Authorities say Clark, a drug dealer, had worried his ex-roommate would snitch on him. — Michael Graczyk, The Seattle Times, "Man who tortured, drowned ex-roommate set to die Wednesday," 25 Sep. 2018 Authorities said that Clark, a drug dealer, had worried that Muse would snitch on him. — Fox News, "Texas executes man in the torture, drowning of ex-roommate," 28 Sep. 2018 Students should be told that there's a big difference between snitching and seeking help, the guide said. — NBC News, "It's not 'snitching': Secret Service says students can help prevent gun violence," 11 July 2018 EBay users’ participation in the site’s governance is best understood as large-scale offloading of labor, and is basically limited to snitching on one another; users have some recourse against one another and somewhat less against the site itself. — John Herrman, New York Times, "Want to Understand What Ails the Modern Internet? Look at eBay," 20 June 2018 While serving life in California’s Folsom Prison for the 1974 murder of his son’s girlfriend, who’d snitched on a robbery Clarence Ray Allen committed, Allen solicited hits on eight witnesses against him. — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "The Last Words of Infamous American Killers: 'It's a Good Day to Die'," 25 May 2018 While serving life in California’s Folsom Prison for the 1974 murder of his son’s girlfriend, who’d snitched on a robbery Clarence Ray Allen committed, Allen solicited hits on eight witnesses against him. — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "The Last Words of Infamous American Killers: 'It's a Good Day to Die'," 25 May 2018 This all went down after Kimball's nemesis David Ravitz pushed one-too-many buttons, snitching on him to Bachelorette Becca Kufrin. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "Jordan Kimball's Incredibly Stirring Modeling Speech On The Bachelorette, Annotated," 12 June 2018 While serving life in California’s Folsom Prison for the 1974 murder of his son’s girlfriend, who’d snitched on a robbery Clarence Ray Allen committed, Allen solicited hits on eight witnesses against him. — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "The Last Words of Infamous American Killers: 'It's a Good Day to Die'," 25 May 2018

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snitch

noun

English Language Learners Definition of snitch

informal + disapproving : 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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snitch

verb

\ ˈsnich

snitched; snitching