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- Dictionarysnitch/sniCH/
verb
- 1. steal: "he snitched the umbrella for when he went fishing"
- 2. inform on someone: "she wouldn't tell who snitched on me"
noun
- 1. an informer: "they thought he was a plant or a snitch"
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someone who secretly tells someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble: You little snitch! People who cooperate with police are viewed by their neighbours as snitches. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Learn the meaning of snitch as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Snitch can mean a tattletale, an informer, or a thief, depending on the context.
Snitch can be a verb meaning to secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, or a noun meaning someone who does this. It can also mean to steal something. Learn more about the meaning, examples and usage of snitch with Cambridge Dictionary.
To snitch is to tattle on someone, and a snitch is someone who tattles. If you snitch on your brother when he "borrows" five dollars without asking, he might call you a snitch — but, on the bright side, he'll probably have to pay you back.
Learn the meaning of snitch as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and example sentences. Snitch can mean to steal, to inform, or a person who does either of these things.
The person who police call an informant or an informer is called a snitch by criminals. That’s because they don’t want to get snitched on and caught. When it’s used by kids, snitch means much the same thing as tattletale, but it’s perhaps intended to be even more insulting.
Snitch can be a verb meaning to tell on someone or a noun meaning a person who does so. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of snitch from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
