canary
noun
1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Similar word(s): fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stoolie
Definition categories: person, betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer
2. a female singer
Definition categories: person, singer, vocalist, vocalizer
3. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
Definition categories: attribute, yellow, yellowness
4. any of several small Old World finches
Definition categories: animal, finch
Sentences with canary as a noun:
- canary colour:
verb
1. (intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
2. (slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.