noun
- a person who informs on or betrays others; an informer or strikebreaker
- a contemptible or disagreeable person
Usage: informal; derogatory
Usage: informal; derogatory
Examples
- He was labeled a fink after he reported his coworkers to management.
- The union members refused to work with the fink who had crossed the picket line.
- Don't be such a fink—just tell us what really happened.
- She wouldn't trust him; everyone knew he was a fink who gossiped about everyone.
- The detective's informant was a known fink in the criminal underworld.
- He called his brother a fink for telling their parents about the broken window.