Definition of fink - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- He was labeled a fink for telling the police.
2.
- The workers were angry at the fink crossing the picket line.
Verb
1.
- He decided to fink on his accomplices.
2.
- They hired him to fink during the strike.
Expressions with fink
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Origin of fink
German, Fink (finch)
Examples of fink in a sentence
Everyone knew him as the office fink. The union members despised the fink who broke their ranks. He was labeled a fink for not supporting the strike. She threatened to fink on her coworkers to the manager. He might fink if the police offer him a deal. She refused to fink on her colleagues.
He was known to fink during labor disputes.
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- French:mouchard, moucharder, ...
- German:Spitzel, verraten, ...
- Italian:informatore, tradire, ...
- Spanish:soplón, chivarse, ...
- Portuguese:dedo-duro, denunciar, ...
- Chinese:告密者, 告密, ...
- Japanese:密告者, 密告する, ...
- Arabic:مُخْبِر, وَشَى, ...
- Hebrew:מַלְשִׁין, לְהַלְשִׁין, ...
- Russian:стукач, стучать, ...
- Ukrainian:стукач, здати, ...
- Hindi:मुखबिर, सूचना देना, ...
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