fink

Etymology 1

 * first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely.

Suggested origins include:
 * as finches are notoriously chatty birds in groups. If so, then . Compare.
 * Partly from the German theory, a fanciful association by students with the freedom of wild birds as opposed to caged ones.
 * The slang name for   and their use as strikebreakers in the 1892 . If the term is from the corporate name, then it is of  origin, Pinkerton being from a place near Dunbar, which is from an unrecognized first element (possibly ultimately pre-Celtic ) and.

Noun

 * 1)  A contemptible person.
 * 2)  An informer.
 * 3)  A strikebreaker.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:informant

Translations

 * Czech: informátor, informant,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , , , ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:

Verb

 * 1)  To betray a trust; to inform on.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:rat out

Translations

 * Portuguese: dedurar
 * Russian:

Etymology 3
From.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of several birds in the family  native to southern Africa.

Etymology
From, from , identical with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. One might also consider a borrowing from, , possibly Balkan.

Noun

 * 1) finch

Etymology
From. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a bird of the family, the finches

Etymology
From. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a bird of the family, the finches

Etymology
From

Noun

 * 1) finch

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) a finch (bird)