: one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation
Examples of tipster in a Sentence
An anonymous tipster reported the crime.
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The information can be left anonymously, but tipsters may receive awards that leads to a violator’s arrest and conviction.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Morales was one of five tipsters who called police.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Morales was one of five tipsters who called police.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tipster
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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