Fink — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

take the place of work of someone on strike

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɪŋk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stoolpigeon canary scab sneak stoolie sneaker snitcher rat blackleg squeal stool pigeon snitch confess

Parts of Speech

noun	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
verb	take the place of work of someone on strike
verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Word Forms

fink	verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
snitch	verb	give away information about somebody
scab	noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
rat	noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
ratter	noun	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
blackleg	noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
confession	noun	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
confessor	noun	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
squealer	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
fink	noun	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

mouchard

quelqu'un agissant comme informateur ou leurre pour la police

🇪🇸Spanish

soplón

alguien que actúa como informante o señuelo para la policía

🇵🇹Portuguese

finjo

alguém agindo como informante ou isca para a polícia

🇷🇺Russian

фигня

кто-то, действующий как информатор или приманка для полиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्तचर

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

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিঙ্ক

কেউ পুলিশের জন্য একজন তথ্যদাতা বা প্রতারক হিসাবে কাজ করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃபிங்க்

பொலிஸுக்கு தகவல் கொடுப்பவராக அல்லது ஏமாற்றுபவராக செயல்படும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫింక్

ఎవరైనా పోలీసులకు ఇన్‌ఫార్మర్‌గా లేదా మోసగాడుగా వ్యవహరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

फिंक

कोणीतरी पोलिसांसाठी माहिती देणारा किंवा फसवणूक करणारा म्हणून काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિન્ક

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿಂಕ್

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಮಾಹಿತಿದಾರರಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ಮೋಸಗಾರರಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിങ്ക്

പോലീസിൻ്റെ വിവരദാതാവോ വഞ്ചകനോ ആയി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿੰਕ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

فنک

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

芬克

充当警察的告密者或诱饵的人

🇯🇵Japanese

フィンクする

警察の情報提供者またはおとりとして行動する人

🇰🇷Korean

꼬마

경찰을 위해 정보원이나 미끼 역할을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ khốn nạn

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

🇹🇭Thai

ฟิงค์

คนที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้แจ้งหรือล่อให้ตำรวจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengadu

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai informan atau umpan bagi polisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فينك

شخص يعمل كمخبر أو شرك للشرطة

🇮🇷Persian

فینک

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

🇮🇱Hebrew

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