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
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
The Administration wants co-workers to snitch on one another.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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
Nothing connected me to the crime except two witnesses who were jail house snitches.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
The Administration wants co-workers to snitch on one another.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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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That man would also become an FBI informant in the case, according to the document.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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After his arrest, Snake works with law enforcement to become an informant but ultimately sets them up.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
19 May 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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Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The sci-fi series has given us everything from mutant super-soldiers to all-out war between a farmer and an army of rats.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitch. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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