Definitions

ratfink

[rat-fingk] / ˈrætˌfɪŋk /

NOUN

informer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announcer

STRONG

accuser adviser betrayer blabbermouth canary crier double-crosser finger fink herald interviewer journalist messenger nark newsman preacher propagandist rat singer snake sneak snitcher songbird source squealer stoolie tattler tattletale tipster weasel

WEAK

blab deep throat fat mouth fork tongue notifier stool pigeon

NOUN

tattletale

Synonyms

STRONG

blabber blabbermouth busybody canary fink gossip informer nark quidnunc rat rumormonger scandalmonger snitch snitcher squeaker squealer stoolie tabby talebearer taleteller tattler telltale tipster troublemaker whistleblower whistler windbag

WEAK

bigmouth fat mouth gasser peacher polly sleazemonger stool pigeon

Example Sentences

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I drowned my sorrows in cherry Kool-Aid, and went to confer with the boys on the other side of the pool, where we ganged up on one of them, naming him Rick the Ratty Raunchy Ratfink, which, we decided, would be his nickname for all time.

From The New Yorker

“Rick the Ratty Raunchy Ratfink’s hair is longer than yours.”

From The New Yorker

In American criminal circles, a fink was an informer or stool pigeon; a particularly egregious example of the species was given the intensified label of ratfink.

From Slate

ratfink

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