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
Delano Massey, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Federal employees are being instructed to snitch on their fellow workers in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, after President Trump moved to abolish those offices in an executive order earlier this week.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 23 Jan. 2025
Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The snitch scandal came to light at a time when the sheriff’s department was being run by former Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and the DA’s office was headed by former DA Tony Rackauckas.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, the administration is asking federal employees to snitch on any colleagues who are still doing DEI work.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Federal employees are being instructed to snitch on their fellow workers in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, after President Trump moved to abolish those offices in an executive order earlier this week.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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
The snitch scandal came to light at a time when the sheriff’s department was being run by former Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and the DA’s office was headed by former DA Tony Rackauckas.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitch
Noun
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The witness was in fact facing 30 years in another murder case and went on record as an informant for police to take years off.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Both the for-profit and nonprofit businesses were founded by Edward Clancy, a businessman and former political consultant who once worked as an FBI informant.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 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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After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Grissom was a baseball rat, young and versatile, sure of himself on the field and a menace in the box.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitch. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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