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
  • Shockingly, files revealed one key suspect was secretly working as a confidential informant for German intelligence.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities said they were tipped off by informants who gave evidence to prosecutors in exchange for protection.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 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
  • Astronauts bring them on journeys to keep an eye on whether or not the water filtration systems are working, much the way miners used to take canaries down to the coal mines to check for poisonous gas leaks.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • She’s made room for dozens of pets over the years, ranging from fluffy Chow Chows and Frenchies (her favorite breeds) to canaries, chinchillas, and beautifully fluffy cats.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 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
  • For this argument Thomasine was jailed—stuffed into a damp, stinking, deadly stone cell crawling with rats and lice—to force her to change her beliefs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Other cities, like Boston and New York, are also leaning into human rat education.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporter
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“Snitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitcher. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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