Informant and Snitch

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Informant noun – A person who provides information about another's wrongdoing.

Usage example: the FBI is working closely with informants to find out about the subversive group

Snitch is a synonym for informant in knowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Snitch" instead a noun "Informant", when it comes to topics like informer, stool pigeon, stoolie.

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Snitch noun – A person who provides information about another's wrongdoing.

Usage example: several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch

Informant is a synonym for snitch in knowledge topic. You can use "Informant" instead a noun "Snitch", if it concerns topics such as informer, stool pigeon, stoolie.

Nearby Words: snitched, snitching

The Informant: Detective Joseph has an ex-con snitch named Bernie running an icecream truck, whom he abuses for information on the Engineer.

Source: Film / Hellraiser: Inferno
During an interrogation, Herc accidentally reveals too much about his informant (Randy), which gets the kid branded as a snitch, his house firebombed, his foster mother hospitalized, and generally ruins his life.

Source: Series / The Wire
During an interrogation, Herc accidentally reveals too much about his informant (Randy), which gets the kid branded as a snitch, his house firebombed, his foster mother killed, and generally ruins his life.

Source: I Never Said It Was Poison

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