snitch

UK
/snɪtʃ/
US
/snɪtʃ/

Translations

snitchnoun
snitches
pl
UK
/snɪtʃ/
US
/snɪtʃ/
The police found the criminal thanks to a snitch.
Полиция нашла преступника благодаря стукачу.
The gang was betrayed by a doomsday snitch.
Банда была предана доносчиком в последний момент.
Additional translations
snitchverb
snitched
Past Simple
snitched
Past Participle
snitching
Gerund
UK
/snɪtʃ/
US
/snɪtʃ/
He decided to snitch on his friends to the teacher.
Он решил стучать на своих друзей учителю.
She was afraid to snitch because of the consequences.
Она боялась доносить из-за последствий.
Additional translations
snitchadjective
UK
/snɪtʃ/
US
/snɪtʃ/
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to an informant or act of informing.

Definitions

snitchnoun
A person who informs on someone else, often to the authorities.
The thief was caught after a snitch reported his activities to the police.
(Quidditch) a small, golden, winged ball that flies rapidly around the pitch and whose capture ends the game and scores 150 points
Harry spotted the snitch hovering near the goalposts and dived after it.
snitchverb
To inform on someone; to betray a secret or confidential information about someone.
He decided to snitch on his accomplices to the police in exchange for a lighter sentence.
to steal or pilfer (something) in a sly or furtive manner
Someone snitched my phone while I was getting coffee.
snitchadjective
relating to or characteristic of a snitch or the act of informing
The gang enforced a strict no-snitch code to deter any snitch behavior.