fink
noun [C] /fɪŋk/ US informalDefinition
› someone who tells secret and damaging information about someone else, or an unpleasant person: Kelly's such a fink - she told Mom I was smoking again.People who reveal secrets and tell talesUnpleasant people in generalUnpleasant men
(Definition of fink noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot noun
- intruder noun
- know-all noun
- leech noun
- low life noun
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
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