fink

English Thesaurus

1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

hypernym	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

2. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	acknowledge, admit,
definition	:	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of (verb.communication)

3. take the place of work of someone on strike (verb.social)

hypernym	:	do work, work,
definition	:	be employed (verb.social)

4. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	confess, fink, squeal,
definition	:	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on,
definition	:	give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

5. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) (noun.person)

derivation	:	canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon,
definition	:	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

6. take the place of work of someone on strike (verb.social)

derivation	:	apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat,
definition	:	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	blackleg, rat, scab, strikebreaker,
definition	:	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike (noun.person)

7. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	confess, fink, squeal,
definition	:	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on,
definition	:	give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

8. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) (noun.person)

derivation	:	canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon,
definition	:	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

9. take the place of work of someone on strike (verb.social)

derivation	:	apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat,
definition	:	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	blackleg, rat, scab, strikebreaker,
definition	:	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike (noun.person)