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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fink
a strikebreaker.

2.  fink
a labor spy.

3.  fink
an informer.

4.  fink
a contemptible person.

5. (v.i.) fink
to inform to the police; squeal.

6.  fink
to act as a strikebreaker; scab.

7.  fink
fink out,

8.  fink
to renege.

Etymology: (1900–05)

Definition of 'fink'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

2. (verb) fink, scab, rat, blackleg
take the place of work of someone on strike

3. (verb) confess, squeal, fink
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

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