snitch

UK: /ˈsnɪtʃ/ US: /snɪtʃ/ ,(snich)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

snitch¹ /snɪtʃ/   v. [~ + object]

1. Informal Terms to steal.

snitch² /snɪtʃ/   [Informal.]
v. [no object* (~ + on + object)]

1. to become an informer;
   tell on others, as to the police, parents, etc.;
   tattle:
   He snitched on all his friends.

n. [countable]

2. Also called ˈsnitch•er. an informer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

snitch¹  (snich), v.t. [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms to snatch or steal;
   pilfer.

• perh. variant of snatch 1900–05

snitch²  (snich), [Informal.]
v.i. 

1. to turn informer;
   tattle.

n. 

2. Also called snitch′er. an informer.

• origin, originally uncertain 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snitch / snɪtʃ/ verb

1. (transitive) to steal; take, esp in an underhand way
2. (intransitive) to act as an informer

noun

1. an informer; telltale
2. the nose

Etymology: 17th Century: of unknown origin