as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
he snitched on his friend because he was only looking out for himself
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as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
snitched some paper from the office supply room for use with her printer at home
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as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch
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Recent Examples of snitch
Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Bunny’s inside man, Kevin (Denny Love), cozies up to Kareem by snitching on his fellow guards … which Kareem warns could lead to his colleagues ignoring his cries for help someday.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 June 2024
Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
Two of those snitches, Russo and Rubino, described the fake raid in detail, how the then-detective and two other men barged into the backroom parlor, smashed the screen of a Joker Poker machine, and left without making a single arrest or seizing a single piece of evidence.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The White House, for example, wants government employees to snitch on colleagues who are promoting diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Bunny’s inside man, Kevin (Denny Love), cozies up to Kareem by snitching on his fellow guards … which Kareem warns could lead to his colleagues ignoring his cries for help someday.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 June 2024
Noun
Earlier this week, the department of justice announced an agreement with the DA office related to the snitch scandal, ending that part of the federal investigation.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
Two of those snitches, Russo and Rubino, described the fake raid in detail, how the then-detective and two other men barged into the backroom parlor, smashed the screen of a Joker Poker machine, and left without making a single arrest or seizing a single piece of evidence.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitch
Noun
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He had been suspended for flouting weight regulations, stripped of his informants and demoted to monitoring wiretaps.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers and family deny any gang connections and say the allegations are largely based on information from a 2019 informant.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But Sysco’s revised forecast could be the canary in the kitchen.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 Apr. 2025
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America’s small businesses could be the canaries in the coal mine.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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The mice and rat cells come from live animals housed directly inside the Morgantown facility, which are usually cared for by a veterinarian and other support staff.—
Caroline Haskins,
Wired News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Based on this team’s recent history, that’s as likely to happen as a rat swimming to shore from the middle of the ocean.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitch. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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