fink C2+ Topic:People & Society US /fɪŋk/ UK /fɪŋk/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like think /θ/ vs /f/ Meanings 1 noun an informer or contemptible person; to inform on someone Nobody trusted him after he finked to the boss. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an informer or contemptible... informersnitchstoolpigeontattletalesquealerrat Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, American slang of the late nineteenth century; possibly from German Fink ('finch'), a contemptuous term, or associated with strikebreakers via the Pinkerton agency. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fink **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɪŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /fɪŋk/ ## Meanings 1. an informer or contemptible person; to inform on someone ## Examples - Nobody trusted him after he finked to the boss. ## Synonyms - informer - snitch - stoolpigeon - tattletale - squealer - rat ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, American slang of the late nineteenth century; possibly from German Fink ('finch'), a contemptuous term, or associated with strikebreakers via the Pinkerton agency. ## AI Etymology Fink is of uncertain origin, American slang of the late nineteenth century; possibly from German Fink ('finch'), a contemptuous term, or associated with strikebreakers via the Pinkerton agency. In modern use it means an informer or contemptible person; to inform on someone. ## Topics - People & Society markdown