: 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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Riley's story began to unravel after an anonymous tipster — revealed in the docuseries to be her old friend, Lisa Berry — reached out to investigative podcast producer Nancy Moscatiello about the alleged scam.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Mangione was detained in Altoona, Pa. on Dec. 9 after a tipster called the police at a local McDonald's.
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Until Samsung execs hit the Unpacked stage later today, here are what the tipsters and leakers think the Korean phone giant has in store.
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The details also confirm an earlier leak from the respected tipster Ice Universe, who predicted the same configuration in September.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Mangione was detained in Altoona, Pa. on Dec. 9 after a tipster called the police at a local McDonald's.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Until Samsung execs hit the Unpacked stage later today, here are what the tipsters and leakers think the Korean phone giant has in store.
—& Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
The details also confirm an earlier leak from the respected tipster Ice Universe, who predicted the same configuration in September.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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