: 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 hunt for Decker spanned three countries and yielded false alarms from tipsters across the US.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Mayor Eric Adams said a tipster initially alerted authorities to the post.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The tipster said Xayavong had last been seen with Jorgenson.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Austin Schroth, a teacher at Lake Norman charter school in Huntersville, NC, reportedly shared photos on Facebook mocking Charlie Kirk according to a tipster.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Mayor Eric Adams said a tipster initially alerted authorities to the post.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The tipster said Xayavong had last been seen with Jorgenson.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Austin Schroth, a teacher at Lake Norman charter school in Huntersville, NC, reportedly shared photos on Facebook mocking Charlie Kirk according to a tipster.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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