Meaning & use
snitch
To inform on someone, especially by telling an authority figure about their wrongdoing (informal).
See it in a sentence
He refused to snitch on his friend even though he knew the truth.
Kids at school avoided the boy after he snitched to the teacher.
A note on using this word
Snitch is informal and often used disapprovingly to describe someone breaking an unspoken code of loyalty.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who informs on others, especially to authorities (informal).
The gang suspected there was a snitch among their own members.
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