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
Brittany Gibson, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Employees are supposed to snitch on other employees who may be involved in diversity programs.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Brittany Gibson, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
That agreement also requires prosecutors to implement new policies to prevent the misuse of informants, maintain records and audits, and to disclose exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants involving snitches.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The Trump administration, seeking to stamp out federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, is calling on government employees to snitch on any colleagues that continue to follow such policies.
—Brittany Gibson, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Employees are supposed to snitch on other employees who may be involved in diversity programs.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
Zoom in: The snitch letters sent to employees of the departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, NASA and other agencies.
—Brittany Gibson, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
That agreement also requires prosecutors to implement new policies to prevent the misuse of informants, maintain records and audits, and to disclose exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants involving snitches.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitch
Noun
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Prosecutors say some of that information, including details on informants and sensitive investigations, was included in his unpublished manuscript.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Before a warrant is issued, an officer must attest that the request for it is not based on information from informants who have provided false information that has led to negative raids in the past, the bill states.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Miami-Dade is the canary in the Florida coal mine for Democrats, where Republican strength signals much wider problems.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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This almost never happened with the canaries, who removed the husk with extraordinary diligence and skill.—
Maja Mielke,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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The researchers studied their formulation in rats over 97 days, and found more than 85% of the medication intact in the depot under their skin.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
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In January, the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, beverages and drugs, saying the synthetic dye was found to cause cancer in lab rats.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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