snitch
A thiefA thief.
Meaning
5 senses(slang)A thief.
Dieb, Langfinger
ворvor, воро́вкаvoróvka, ворю́гаvorjúga
зло́дійzlódij, зло́дійкаzlódijka, краді́йkradíj
(slang)An informer, one who betrays their group.
Spitzel, Informant, Verräter
доно́счикdonósčik, доно́счицаdonósčica, стука́чstukáč
доно́щикdonóščyk, доно́щицяdonóščycja
(UK, slang)A nose.
носnos, шно́бельšnóbelʹ, руби́льникrubílʹnik
A tiny morsel.
A ball used in the sport of Quidditch: the Golden Snitch.
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Examples
49 sentencesTom didn't want to be a snitch.
ruТом не хотел быть стукачом. — odexed
Tom is a snitch.
deTom ist ein Denunziant. — Adelpa
Tom snitched on us.
deTom hat uns verraten. — wolfgangth
I snitched on Tom.
Tom snitched on Mary.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English snacche (“a trap, snare”), snaccOrigin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English snacche (“a trap, snare”), snacchen (“to seize (prey)”, whence modern English snatch). Compare also Middle English snik snak (“a sudden blow, snap”). Alternatively, perhaps from a dialectal variant of sneak, from Middle English sniken, from Old English snīcan (“to creep; crawl”). More at sneak, snatch.
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Forms
plural: snitchesSynonyms
18 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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