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
Jane Borden,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
Don threatens to snitch unless Edward allows Blue to stay at the firehouse (and, of course, still bails them out financially).
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Nov. 2025
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
In a twist, the money was never in the hands of the moles and was instead taken to the police as part of an elaborate plan by LT to plant false information and figure out who the snitch in the group was.
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Members, the docs claim, are surveilled and allegedly encouraged to snitch on one another.
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Jane Borden,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
Don threatens to snitch unless Edward allows Blue to stay at the firehouse (and, of course, still bails them out financially).
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
These posts referred to the witness as a rat and as a snitch.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
In a twist, the money was never in the hands of the moles and was instead taken to the police as part of an elaborate plan by LT to plant false information and figure out who the snitch in the group was.
—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitch
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Robert, talk me through the thinking behind this framing.
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.
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The News, The Times and affiliated outlets in Tribune Publishing and MediaNews Group, along with other outlets, are suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing the work of journalists.
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In the video, the man and woman can be seen alleging the family stole their money and emphasizing they aren't wanted in the community.
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The devices were hidden in a pack of cigarettes, the informant’s watch, and a cellphone.
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However, some members of the Hole in the Wall Gang got busted in 1981 for stealing from a home furnishings store, and Cullotta — one of those busted — became an informant.
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There appears to be no clear association between these two lists, although the contaminant list is supposed to inform the monitoring list.
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Marcia Kimpton's hotel tips Kimpton’s upbringing informed her approach to selecting hotels.
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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Dominican authorities say Fernandez, the intended target, is Gomez' cousin and that Gomez plotted the hit believing that Fernandez had finked on him to Dominican drug officials in 2011.
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Everybody is -- everybody is finking on each other.
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Restaurants As The Canary The restaurant industry is a useful canary for any business watching this dynamic.
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The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.
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The antibody combination performed well in both mice and rats.
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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitch. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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