Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fink

1 sense of fink

Sense 1
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary -- (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)
       => informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber -- (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fink

2 senses of fink

Sense 1
fink, scab, rat, blackleg -- (take the place of work of someone on strike)
       => work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")

Sense 2
confess, squeal, fink -- (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)
       => admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")

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