as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the FBI finally got a break when one of the mob boss's top henchmen turned stool pigeon
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Recent Examples of stool pigeon
They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.
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Max Colchester, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Max Colchester, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stool pigeon
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This information was passed off to the DEA from an informant working for the airline who was being paid whenever agents seized cash based on their tips.Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But just as Tomás acclimates to his new life, he is asked by his former boss (and then threatened by state police forces) to essentially become an informant.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Given the increasingly absurd pretexts the state is using for criminal prosecution and the resounding success of informers of all stripes, the judicial crackdown will continue to worsen.Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
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Standing in his way are British spies, French informers and jealous colleagues.Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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In a lot of ways, Yastrzemski is a canary in the coal mine.Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The songbirds, like canaries and starlings and so forth.Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Most studies have been done in rats, not in humans.Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
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Here is everything to know about roof rats in Arizona.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Stool pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stool%20pigeon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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