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SNITCHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Synonyms:
canary; fink; sneak; sneaker; snitch; snitcher; stool pigeon; stoolie; stoolpigeon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("snitcher" is a kind of...):
betrayer; blabber; informer; rat; squealer (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)
Derivation:
snitch (give away information about somebody)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A thief who steals without using violence
Synonyms:
pilferer; sneak thief; snitcher
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("snitcher" is a kind of...):
stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snitcher"):
wharf rat (someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses)
Derivation:
snitch (take by theft)
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