snitcher

noun

Definition of snitchernext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitcher
  1. informant
  2. informer
  3. canary
  4. stool pigeon
  5. rat
  6. reporter
Noun
  • Two years ago, an FBI informant met with a South Florida man who expressed his desire to join an anti-government militia and build a bomb targeting a New York City landmark, the FBI said.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • She was also spotted at Royal Ascot alongside William, posing for photos in a canary-yellow dress.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Measles is the canary in the coal mine for vaccination and public health, and at this moment, the canary is singing a doleful tune.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of canary
Noun
  • Once an unconscious stool pigeon, always an unconscious stool pigeon.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Definition of stool pigeon
Noun
  • The real problem emerges when mice and rats turn your home into their permanent residence.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • Adriana Valasis, an N+ reporter in Mexico City who has covered World Cups and the Olympic Games, has seen firsthand how the Mexican national team lifted the fans’ spirits and brought Mexican society together.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of reporter
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“Snitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitcher. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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