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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Leon asked during one meeting, after selling a baggie containing a white, powdery substance, if the informant had tried fentanyl powder before, according to court documents.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
He was accused of sending Snapchat messages to his brother and a friend who turned out to be a longtime government informant.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are no canaries on the Canary Islands.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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While Chicago is the canary in the coal mine, the legislative resistance to choice affects the entire state.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Once an unconscious stool pigeon, always an unconscious stool pigeon.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Nov. 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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Welch said the contractor may make notes about a property, such as suggesting that residents clear debris and place piles of wood off the ground to make outdoor areas less attractive to rats.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Until the Red Wings make the playoffs and fans start smuggling dead cephalopods into Little Caesars Arena, the rats are king.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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While speaking to reporters later Wednesday, Powell was asked if the Fed had responded to the subpoenas.—
Dan Mangan,Eamon Javers,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Indianapolis weather radar Karl Schneider is an IndyStar environment reporter.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Snitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitcher. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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