canary

noun

ca·nary kə-ˈner-ē

plural canaries

Synonyms of canary next

: a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira

: a lively 16th century court dance

: a small finch (Serinus canaria synonym S. canarius) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer

slang : informer sense 2

Examples of canary in a Sentence

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

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Just like canaries, neurodivergent and disabled employees feel productivity constraints in the workplace more intensely than other employees. —

Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 These are the canaries in the coal mine for both parties, highly competitive races in states that report their votes early and quickly. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 Speaking of comeuppance, Hal was right to flag Dennison’s co-conspirator backing out of the party, as that guy seems to have been the canary in the coalmine. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 There is something especially disconcerting seeing Vladimir Putin smiling like the cat who ate the canary at this week’s BRICs Summit. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for canary