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Definitions

snitch

[snich] / snɪtʃ /
NOUN
informer
Synonyms
STRONG
betrayer blabbermouth canary double-crosser fink informant narc nark rat sneak snitcher source squealer stoolie tattler tattletale tipster turncoat weasel whistle-blower
WEAK
deep throat stool pigeon
VERB
steal
Synonyms
STRONG
burglarize defraud embezzle heist keep lift loot pickpocket pilfer pillage pinch plunder poach remove shoplift swipe take
WEAK
carry off hold up make off with rip off walk off with
Antonyms
STRONG
give offer receive release
VERB
inform
Synonyms
STRONG
betray blab confess leak squeal tattle tell tip
WEAK
give away rat on tell on turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide

Example Sentences

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He has since retired from the public defender’s office, but continues to practice law and represents defendants affected by the snitch scandal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Think twice before becoming the snitch that stole Christmas.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop, a snitch, a stool pigeon, an informer.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

I had a front-row seat to the unfolding snitch scandal through the cartoons I commissioned and the stories I edited for OC Weekly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

And here I was again asking him not to snitch on me.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.