Synonyms of canary

canary

noun

kə-ˈner-ē 

slang

as in informant

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing

a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informant
• informer
• rat
• collaborator
• betrayer
• stoolie
• snitch
• spy
• tattler
• tattletale
• squealer
• stool pigeon
• whistle-blower
• deep throat
• fink
• nark
• telltale
• talebearer
• snitcher
• snoop
• rat fink
• gossiper
• blabbermouth
• snooper
• leaker
• notifier
• gossip
• blabber

Examples of canary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kaegi’s coming circuit breaker proposal should be seen as a canary in a coal mine. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024

There’s a canary in the coal mine, though: a whimpering wind part peeking through their dense soundscape. —Madelyn Dawson, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024

Seemingly small human rights abuses can also be canaries in the coal mine, warnings of bigger crises that will have to be dealt with down the road. —Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2023

Ecosystem’s canaries in the coal mine While plentiful, year-round gardens chock full of native milkweed might be the best way to help monarchs, the team notes that that every little bit helps. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 July 2024