Canary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

a female singer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kənˈɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪɹɪˈakʃənəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪɹɪˈakʃənəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kənˈɛɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stoolpigeon sneak stoolie fink snitcher sneaker canary yellow stool pigeon canary-yellow canary bird snitch

Parts of Speech

noun	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
noun	a female singer
noun	a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
noun	any of several small Old World finches
adjective	having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

Word Forms

fink	verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
snitch	verb	give away information about somebody
canary	adjective	having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
canary	noun	a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kanarienvogel

jemand, der als Informant oder Lockvogel für die Polizei fungiert

🇫🇷French

canari

quelqu'un agissant comme informateur ou leurre pour la police

🇪🇸Spanish

canario

alguien que actúa como informante o señuelo para la policía

🇮🇹Italian

canarino

qualcuno che funge da informatore o esca per la polizia

🇳🇱Dutch

kanarie

iemand die optreedt als informant of lokvogel voor de politie

🇵🇹Portuguese

canário

alguém agindo como informante ou isca para a polícia

🇷🇺Russian

канарейка

кто-то, действующий как информатор или приманка для полиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीतचटकी

पुलिस के लिए मुखबिर या धोखेबाज़ के रूप में काम करने वाला कोई व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যানারি

কেউ পুলিশের জন্য একজন তথ্যদাতা বা প্রতারক হিসাবে কাজ করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கேனரி

பொலிஸுக்கு தகவல் கொடுப்பவராக அல்லது ஏமாற்றுபவராக செயல்படும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కానరీ

ఎవరైనా పోలీసులకు ఇన్‌ఫార్మర్‌గా లేదా మోసగాడుగా వ్యవహరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅनरी

कोणीतरी पोलिसांसाठी माहिती देणारा किंवा फसवणूक करणारा म्हणून काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેનેરી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે પોલીસ માટે બાતમીદાર અથવા ડિકૉય તરીકે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾನರಿ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಮಾಹಿತಿದಾರರಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ಮೋಸಗಾರರಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാനറി

പോലീസിൻ്റെ വിവരദാതാവോ വഞ്ചകനോ ആയി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਨਰੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਲਈ ਮੁਖਬਰ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کینری

کوئی شخص جو پولیس کے لیے مخبر کے طور پر کام کر رہا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

金丝雀

充当警察的告密者或诱饵的人

🇯🇵Japanese

カナリア

警察の情報提供者またはおとりとして行動する人

🇰🇷Korean

카나리아

경찰을 위해 정보원이나 미끼 역할을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim hoàng yến

ai đó đóng vai trò là người cung cấp thông tin hoặc mồi nhử cho cảnh sát

🇹🇭Thai

นกขมิ้น

คนที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้แจ้งหรือล่อให้ตำรวจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenari

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai informan atau umpan bagi polisi

🇵🇭Filipino

kanaryo

isang taong nagsisilbing informer o decoy para sa pulisya

🇲🇾Malay

kenari

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai pemberi maklumat atau umpan kepada polis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كناري

شخص يعمل كمخبر أو شرك للشرطة

🇮🇷Persian

قناری

کسی که به عنوان یک خبرچین یا فریب پلیس عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kanarya

polis için muhbir veya tuzak görevi gören biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּנָרִית

מישהו שפועל כמלשין או מטעה עבור המשטרה

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The primary meaning of 'canary' is 'someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police'.

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