tipster

tipster
tip·ster /'tip-stər/ n: one who provides a tip to the police

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

tipster
index bystander, informant, informer (one providing criminal information), informer (a person who provides information)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • Tipster — Tip ster, n. [Tip a hint + ster.] One who makes a practice of giving or selling tips, or private hints or information, esp. for use in gambling upon the probable outcome of events, as horse races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tipster — Tipster, s. Tip …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • tipster — ► NOUN ▪ a person who gives tips as to the likely winner of a race or contest …   English terms dictionary

  • tipster — [tip′stər] n. Informal a person who sells tips, as on horse races or for stock speculation …   English World dictionary

  • Tipster — Der Begriff Tipster kommt ursprünglich aus dem Englischen, und beschreibt eine Person, die auf regelmäßiger Basis Tipps und Informationen für Sportwetten liefert, die andere Personen für ihre eigenen Zwecke nutzen können. Das ist vergleichbar mit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tipster — The term tipster refers to someone who on a regular basis provides information on likely winners in sporting events. In the past tips were bartered for and traded but in modern times, thanks largely to the Internet and premium rate telephone… …   Wikipedia

  • tipster — UK [ˈtɪpstə(r)] / US [ˈtɪpstər] noun [countable] Word forms tipster : singular tipster plural tipsters someone who gives information about which horse is likely to win a race …   English dictionary

  • tipster — n. someone who gives special information; an informer. □ We got this from a tipster who has usually proven reliable in the past. □ The cops got this info from their favorite tipster …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Tipster — Tịps|ter 〈m. 3〉 jmd., der bei Sportwetten (bes. Pferderennen) Wetttipps verkauft [engl.] * * * Tịps|ter, der; s, s [engl. tipster, zu: tip, ↑Tipp]: jmd., der gewerbsmäßig Tipps bes. für Pferdewetten gibt …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tipster — noun Tipster is used after these nouns: ↑racing …   Collocations dictionary

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