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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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