"canary" in the noun sense

1. fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

2. canary

a female singer

3. canary yellow, canary

a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

4. canary, canary bird

any of several small Old World finches

"canary" in the adjective sense

1. canary, canary-yellow

having the color of a canary of a light to moderate yellow

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