snitch
To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of othersTo inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive, slang)To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
petzen, verpetzen, verpfeifen
нашёптыватьnašóptyvatʹ, нашепта́тьnašeptátʹ
(intransitive, slang)To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
Spitzeldienste verrichten, Spitzeldienste erledigen
стучатьstučatʹ, доноситьdonositʹ
(dated, slang, transitive)To steal, quickly and quietly.
klauen, stibitzen
стащитьstaščitʹ
- take by theft
- give away information about somebody
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
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
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
snitches, snitching, snitched, snitchedSynonyms
19 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle