snitch

== English == === Etymology === 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, snatch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /snɪt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃ === Verb === snitch (third-person singular simple present snitches, present participle snitching, simple past and past participle snitched) (slang, intransitive) To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others. (slang, intransitive) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason. (slang, dated, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly. ==== Synonyms ==== (to steal): filch, nick, pilfer, pocket; See also Thesaurus:steal (to inform on): drop a dime, grass up, rat out; See also Thesaurus:rat out (cooperate with the police): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === snitch (plural snitches) (slang) A thief. (slang) An informer, one who betrays their group. (slang, UK) A nose. A tiny morsel. A ball used in the sport of Quidditch: the Golden Snitch. ==== Synonyms ==== (thief): filcher, pincher; See also Thesaurus:thief (informer): grass, mole, quisling, rat, stool pigeon; See also Thesaurus:informant (nose): schnozz, sneck; See also Thesaurus:nose (morsel): bite, snap, snippock ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chints