as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the prison inmate swore that he'd get revenge if he ever found out who the snitcher was
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Noun
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But, during the trials, you were named as someone who interrogated Aquash for being an informant.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025 -
Privacy advocates have expressed concern that the program, and Ring’s accompanying Neighbors app, have heightened the risk of racial profiling and turned residents into informants, with few guardrails around how law enforcement can use the material.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
10 June 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
Noun
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Talent opting out of top jobs is a canary in the coal mine.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Valor Christian’s former head football coach is the canary in the coal mine for Colorado high school sports.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.—
Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
Noun
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Humans hate navigating a rat maze and having robots talk at them.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Also known as the Andalusian terrier, these dogs were bred to help protect vineyard wine cellars from potential rat infestations.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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The three courses finished on Dec. 9, according to the online course catalog. Reached on his cellphone Friday, Snyder declined to comment and directed an Idaho Statesman reporter to the university.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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Other congressional reporters arriving at Capitol Hill today passed these exhausted Senate reporters on their way out.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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“Snitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitcher. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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