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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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 or a snitch.

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

There were also folks like Paul Wilson, who lost his wife in the Seal Beach massacre and initially loathed Sanders until realizing the snitch scandal was real.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

There he was with his angry eyes and his beard roughed up, and all I could think of was him saying, There is always a snitch.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

snitch

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