snitch

Significat (English)

Verb

1. (slang) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.
2. (slang) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
3. (slang) To steal, quickly and quietly.

Noun

1. (slang) A thief.
2. (slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.
3. (slang) A nose.
4. A tiny morsel.
5. A ball used in the sport of Quidditch: the Golden Snitch.

Synonyms

sneak

thieve

steal

denounce

rat

🐀

pinch

informer

snitcher

leak

grass

cop

👮

canary

sneaker

squealer

stool pigeon

swipe

pilfer

purloin

hook

🪝

shop

tell on

rob

thief

betray

nick

give away

shit

💩

glom

nark

fink

knock off

inform

bag

stoolie

stoolpigeon

informant

stag

🦌

shoplift

sing

snaffle

snarf

squeal

stool

supply

telltale

shit on

veal

walk off

weasel

yield

rat on

split on

carry tales

reveal secrets

shop on

slinker

whistle-blower

abandon

help oneself to

accuse

allege

blab

calf

calve

charge

cheat

crap

crib

defalcate

deliver

denunciator

desert

🏜️

embezzle

fawn

filch

finagle

forsake

frisk

furnish

kidnap

leave

lift

nip

nose

👃

peach

🍑

provide

purvey

quit

renounce

reveal

rifle

rip

scout

scrimp

scrounge

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/snɪt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: snacche

Cognate with anglès mitjà: snik snak

Inherited from anglès mitjà: sniken

Inherited from anglès antic: snīcan

In summary

Origin 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.