Snitcher — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thief who steals without using violence

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɪtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɪtʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈɪtʃɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stoolpigeon canary sneak stoolie fink pilferer sneaker sneak thief stool pigeon snitch

Word Forms

pilfer	verb	make off with belongings of others
snitch	verb	take by theft
fink	verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spitzel

ein Dieb, der ohne Gewalt stiehlt

🇫🇷French

vif d'or

un voleur qui vole sans recourir à la violence

🇪🇸Spanish

soplón

un ladrón que roba sin usar violencia

🇮🇹Italian

boccino

un ladro che ruba senza usare la violenza

🇳🇱Dutch

verklikker

een dief die steelt zonder geweld te gebruiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

delator

um ladrão que rouba sem usar violência

🇷🇺Russian

доносчик

вор, который ворует, не применяя насилия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झपटनेवाला

एक चोर जो हिंसा का प्रयोग किए बिना चोरी करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিনতাইকারী

একজন চোর যে সহিংসতা ব্যবহার না করে চুরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பறிப்பவர்

வன்முறையைப் பயன்படுத்தாமல் திருடும் ஒரு திருடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నిచ్చర్

హింసను ఉపయోగించకుండా దొంగిలించే దొంగ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्निचर

एक चोर जो हिंसा न करता चोरी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નિચર

એક ચોર જે હિંસાનો ઉપયોગ કર્યા વિના ચોરી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಿಚರ್

ಹಿಂಸೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸದೆ ಕದಿಯುವ ಕಳ್ಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നിച്ചർ

അക്രമം ഉപയോഗിക്കാതെ മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കള്ളൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨੈਚਰ

ਇੱਕ ਚੋਰ ਜੋ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھیننے والا

ایک چور جو تشدد کے بغیر چوری کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

告密者

不使用暴力偷窃的小偷

🇯🇵Japanese

密告者

暴力を使わずに盗む泥棒

🇰🇷Korean

밀고자

폭력을 쓰지 않고 물건을 훔치는 도둑

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người chỉ trích

một tên trộm ăn trộm mà không sử dụng bạo lực

🇹🇭Thai

คนสนิช

โจรที่ลักขโมยโดยไม่ใช้ความรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengadu

pencuri yang mencuri tanpa menggunakan kekerasan

🇲🇾Malay

peragut

pencuri yang mencuri tanpa menggunakan kekerasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واشي

اللص الذي يسرق دون استخدام العنف

🇮🇷Persian

شکارچی

دزدی که بدون اعمال خشونت دزدی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

muhbir

şiddet kullanmadan çalan hırsız

🇮🇱Hebrew

מלכלך

גנב שגונב בלי להשתמש באלימות

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