Definition of tipster
: one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation
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Examples of tipster in a Sentence
An anonymous tipster reported the crime.
Recent Examples of tipster from the Web
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Young was arrested Friday after a tipster recognized him and his blue Chevrolet Cruze from surveillance photos circulated by news media.
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Tipsters can remain anonymous and receive up to $5,000 if their information leads to an arrest.
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Mitch Mitchell: 817-390-7752, @mitchmitchel3 To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the five following methods: ▪ Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-252-8477.
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Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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Washington (CNN)A man with an AR-15 assault rifle, a 40-caliber handgun and 90 rounds of ammunition was arrested at President Donald Trump's namesake hotel in Washington early Wednesday morning after a tipster warned police, authorities said.
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The NOPD said Dorsey was found with a loaded .40-caliber pistol tucked into his waistband when he was arrested eight days later at the Golden Wok restaurant on Canal Street, where a tipster told police he was seen.
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That is until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt (Neeson) shockingly revealed himself as the tipster.
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Tipsters in several reports have described the rumored tablet as a 10.7-inch iPhone.
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First Known Use of tipster
1862
TIPSTER Defined for English Language Learners
tipster
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noun
Definition of tipster for English Language Learners
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: a person who gives useful information to someone
Law Dictionary
tipster
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noun
tip·ster
\ˈtip-stər\
Legal Definition of tipster
: one who provides a tip to the police
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