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Dictionary entry overview: What does snitcher mean?

• SNITCHER (noun)
The noun SNITCHER has 2 senses:

1. a thief who steals without using violence
2. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Familiarity information: SNITCHER used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SNITCHER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A thief who steals without using violence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pilferer; sneak thief; snitcher

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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

canary; stoolpigeon; stoolie; stool pigeon; snitch; fink; snitcher; sneaker; sneak

Hypernyms ("snitcher" is a kind of...):

betrayer; blabber; informer; rat; squealer (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)

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