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snitcher

snitcher

1 8.7
A person who secretly tells the police about other people's crimes
  • noun
  • /ˈsnɪtʃər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : soplón
  • Moe and Josh are some cheap goober snitchers.

Examples

  • The police found out who the snitcher was after several people came forward with information.

  • Oh, you dirty, rotten, little snitcher.

  • He was labeled a snitcher by his friends for telling the authorities about their plans.

  • Many in the neighborhood were angry at the snitcher who reported the local gathering to the police.

Synonyms

informant
vssnitcher
165 5.6

A person who secretly gives information to police, journalists, or researchers

is narrower in meaning, focusing on telling police and betraying trust
snitch
vssnitcher
  • Slang
83 7.5

A person who secretly tells the police about someone else's bad actions

often implies betrayal of trust rather than acting purely for self-protection
whistle-blower
vssnitcher
66 5.0

A person who tells authorities or the public about illegal actions at their workplace

is focused on secret private reporting to police, often betraying trust rather than public exposure
narc
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
33 9.9

A person who secretly tells the police about illegal drug activity

is more general and applies to reporting any wrongdoing, not just drugs
informer
vssnitcher
27 6.0

A person who secretly tells police about someone else's crimes to get money or protection

is usually seen as telling police out of betrayal rather than for profit
fink
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
18 9.2

A person who gives information about others to the police, betraying them

often describes reporting generally, not only specifically betraying associates
tattletale
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
9 6.9

A person, usually a child, who tells an adult about others' bad behavior to get them in trouble

is adult secret reporting to police, usually involving serious betrayal rather than pettiness
squealer
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
6 8.1

A person who tells the police about other people's crimes

is about reporting to police often with secrecy and possible betrayal
canary
vssnitcher
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A person who gives the police secret information about criminals

is the neutral form describing secret telling without slangy or playful tone
stoolie
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who secretly gives information to the police, often from inside a group

is the general act of reporting others to authorities, not only undercover work
stool pigeon
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
3 8.9

A person who secretly gives information to the police

covers secret reporting but not the specific decoy role in operations
blabber
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
2 7.9

A person who tells secrets to the police or other people in power

is deliberate secret reporting to police, not accidental loose talk or gossip
nar
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who tells the police about others' illegal drug acts

covers reporting to authorities more widely, not limited to drug investigations
snitch bitch
vssnitcher
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who tells someone in charge about others to get them in trouble, said as an insult

is the neutral term for secretly telling authorities without vulgar insult
stoolpigeon
vssnitcher
  • Slang
9.9

A person who secretly tells the police about criminals

is the broader idea of secretly telling authorities rather than being a decoy

Antonyms

817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

How Disloyal

traitor
  • Offensive
381 3.9
rat
  • Offensive
330 7.3
snitcher
  • Offensive
1 8.7
informer
27 6.0
tattletale
  • Offensive
9 6.9

Surface Forms

snitcher singular
snitchers plural

Morphology

snitcher = snitch (transparent) = snitch + er

Standard agentive formation: 'snitch' (to inform) + '-er' = one who informs; meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Snitcher also comes from snitch used for someone who secretly tells the police or others about people’s actions. A helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who 'tells on' friends, which is why a snitcher is an informer who betrays trust.