verb
- to tell someone in authority about another person’s wrongdoing
Usage: informal
noun
- a person who informs on others to authorities
Usage: informal
Examples
- Don’t snitch on your classmates for minor rule violations.
- He snitched to the teacher about who broke the window.
- The police relied on a snitch to solve the case.
- Nobody likes a snitch in prison.
- She promised not to snitch about the surprise party.
- The snitch provided valuable information to investigators.