canary

noun

ca·nary kə-ˈner-ē How to pronounce canary (audio)

plural canaries

: a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira

: a lively 16th century court dance

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

slang : informer sense 2

Example Sentences

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

Recent Examples on the Web Harsin has been gasping for air in the SEC ever since he was hired, and Greene is the canary in the coal mine.

Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 The industry has served as a sort of canary in the coal mine for slowing growth, with executives such as Tesla’s Elon Musk and Google’s Sundar Pichai among early voices of recession fears.

Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Kashkari noted that the tech sector, in particular, has seen waves of layoffs over the past few months, a phenomenon that could be a canary in the coal mine for a larger market downturn further down the line.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 The environment has turned more noxious for European banks, but Credit Suisse can’t be considered the canary in the coal mine.

Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 8 June 2022 Women are always the canary in the coal mine of countries’ evolving stance on human rights.

Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes, 25 June 2022 If Bausch + Lomb is the canary in the coal mine, the IPO market is dead — so is the funding climate for startups.

Peter Cohan, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Determining a person’s gender is different from detecting or recognizing a face, but Dr. Buolamwini considered her findings a canary in a coal mine.

New York Times, 27 May 2022 Wayfair has been called the canary in the coalmine of the home furnishings market.

Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 6 May 2022 See More

单词	canaries
释义	canary noun ca·nary kə-ˈner-ē plural canaries 1 : a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira 2 : a lively 16th century court dance 3 : a small finch (Serinus canarius synonym S. canaria) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer 4 slang : informer sense 2 Synonyms betrayer deep throat fink informant informer nark [British] rat rat fink snitch snitcher squealer stool pigeon stoolie talebearer tattler tattletale telltale whistle-blower See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords Recent Examples on the Web Harsin has been gasping for air in the SEC ever since he was hired, and Greene is the canary in the coal mine. Joseph Goodman \| Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 The industry has served as a sort of canary in the coal mine for slowing growth, with executives such as Tesla’s Elon Musk and Google’s Sundar Pichai among early voices of recession fears. Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Kashkari noted that the tech sector, in particular, has seen waves of layoffs over the past few months, a phenomenon that could be a canary in the coal mine for a larger market downturn further down the line. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 The environment has turned more noxious for European banks, but Credit Suisse can’t be considered the canary in the coal mine. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 8 June 2022 Women are always the canary in the coal mine of countries’ evolving stance on human rights. Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes, 25 June 2022 If Bausch + Lomb is the canary in the coal mine, the IPO market is dead — so is the funding climate for startups. Peter Cohan, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Determining a person’s gender is different from detecting or recognizing a face, but Dr. Buolamwini considered her findings a canary in a coal mine. New York Times, 27 May 2022 Wayfair has been called the canary in the coalmine of the home furnishings market. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 6 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands First Known Use 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing canary canary seed canary yellow like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary canary seed canary yellow like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary Kids Definition canary noun ca·nary kə-ˈner-ē plural canaries : a small usually yellow songbird often kept in a cage canaries noun plural of canary, slang as in informants 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 Relevance informants informers rats squealers collaborators tattlers stoolies snitches spies tattletales stool pigeons betrayers snitchers deep throats finks narks telltales whistle-blowers talebearers rat finks blabbermouths snoops gossipers leakers gossips notifiers snoopers blabbers
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canary

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