tip·ster

tip·ster
/ˈtıpstɚ/ noun, pl -sters [count]
: a person who gives useful information to someone

An anonymous tipster reported the crime.


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  • tip|ster — «TIHP stuhr», noun. Informal. a person who makes a business of furnishing private or secret information for use in betting, speculation, etc. ╂[< tip3a hint + ster] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ster — ster; ster·co·bi·lin; ster·co·bi·lin·o·gen; ster·co·ra·ceous; ster·co·ral; ster·co·ra·nism; ster·co·ra·nist; ster·co·ra·rii·dae; ster·co·rary; ster·co·ra·tion; ster·co·ric·o·lous; ster·co·rite; ster·cov·o·rous; ster·cu·lia; ster·cu·li·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • tip — an·tip·a·thist; an·tip·a·thy; an·tip·o·dal·ly; a·tip·toe; fe·tip·a·rous; mul·tip·a·ra; mul·tip·a·rous; mul·tip·o·tent; sex·tip·a·ra; tip; tip·ful; tip·i·ti; tip·less; tip·man; tip·pa·ble; tip·pee; tip·per; tip·pe·rary; tip·pet; tip·pler; tip·ply; …   English syllables

  • tipster — tip·ster …   English syllables

  • tipster — tip|ster [ˈtıpstə US ər] n someone who gives information about which horse is likely to win a race …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tipster — tip|ster [ tıpstər ] noun count someone who sells information about which horse is likely to win a race or which products or companies people should invest in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tipster — tip•ster [[t]ˈtɪp stər[/t]] n. one who sells tips, as for betting • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • 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 — tip·ster / tip stər/ n: one who provides a tip to the police Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. tipster …   Law dictionary

  • stereotypic — ster·eo·typ·ic (ster″e o tipґik) having a fixed, unvarying form …   Medical dictionary

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