Definition of Snitch

1. Noun. Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.

Exact synonyms: Canary, Fink, Sneak, Sneaker, Snitcher, Stool Pigeon, Stoolie, Stoolpigeon
Generic synonyms: Betrayer, Blabber, Informer, Rat, Squealer
Derivative terms: Fink

2. Verb. Take by theft. "Someone snitched my wallet!"
Exact synonyms: Cop, Glom, Hook, Knock Off, Thieve
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Snitcher, Thievery, Thieving

3. Verb. Give away information about somebody. "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Exact synonyms: Betray, Denounce, Give Away, Grass, Rat, Shit, Shop, Stag, Tell On
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Sell Out
Derivative terms: Betrayer, Rat, Ratter, Ratting, Shit, Shit, Snitcher

Definition of Snitch

1. Verb. (transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To inform on. ¹

3. Verb. (slang transitive) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason. ¹

4. Noun. A thief. ¹

5. Noun. An informer, usually one who betrays his group. ¹

6. Noun. (British) A nose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snitch

1. to tattle [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: tattle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snitch

snippings
snippy
snips
snipy
snirt
snirted
snirting
snirtle
snirtled
snirtles
snirtling
snirts
snit
snit-fit
snit fit
snitch (current term)
snitched
snitcher
snitchers
snitches
snitching
snite
snites
snithe
snithy
snits
snittier
snittiest
snitty
snive

Literary usage of Snitch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Australind; Wanderings in Western Australia and the Malay East: Wanderings by Henry Taunton (1903)
"... —M'snitch and his Fortunes —Start for Nibi-Nibi—A Solitary Ride—The Bush Scenery— Twenty-eights—Bush Songsters—Forest Trees—Eucalyptus— ..."

2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"To snitch is provincial English. snitcher, snitch (thieves), an informer, one who turns Queen's evidence, one who causes one to be " snitched," se, ..."

3. Children's Courts in the United States: Their Origin, Development, and Results by Samuel June Barrows (1904)
"For instance, a tattle tale is called by every Denver boy a "snitch." Every boy knows that if he tells on one of his companions he is outlawed. ..."

4. Children's Courts in the United States: Their Origin, Development, and Results by Samuel June Barrows (1904)
"For instance, a .tattle tale is called by every Denver boy a "snitch." Every boy knows that if he tells on one of his companions he is outlawed. ..."

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