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

1 sense of snitch

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 snitch

2 senses of snitch

Sense 1
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!")
       => steal -- (take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")

Sense 2
denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam")
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")

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