: one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation
Examples of tipster in a Sentence
An anonymous tipster reported the crime.
Recent Examples on the Web
The tipster identified Bradley as one of the men, according to an FBI affidavit filed with the Middle Georgia U.S. District Court Friday.
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Chris Joyner, ajc, 8 Sep. 2023
Sumter County officials said that the tipster did not reside in the county and provided third-hand information.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023
Local governments offered rewards to tipsters who reported offenders, who in turn would be fined.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
As of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded $1.3 billion to 328 financial tipsters since 2010 — most of that in the past three years.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 21 May 2023
He was identified on video by a tipster who had served with him in the Marine Corps, according to the FBI.
—Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 4 May 2023
Thursday night, a tipster alerted the commission that work was being performed.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
The tipster, Richard Clarence Powell, told investigators that a briefcase buried there contained evidence of Hoffa’s death including a syringe used to inject drugs or poison.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
Anonymous tipsters identified Christmas and Pittman as possible suspects.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
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Chris Joyner, ajc, 8 Sep. 2023
Sumter County officials said that the tipster did not reside in the county and provided third-hand information.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023
Local governments offered rewards to tipsters who reported offenders, who in turn would be fined.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
As of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded $1.3 billion to 328 financial tipsters since 2010 — most of that in the past three years.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 21 May 2023
He was identified on video by a tipster who had served with him in the Marine Corps, according to the FBI.
—Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 4 May 2023
Thursday night, a tipster alerted the commission that work was being performed.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
The tipster, Richard Clarence Powell, told investigators that a briefcase buried there contained evidence of Hoffa’s death including a syringe used to inject drugs or poison.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
Anonymous tipsters identified Christmas and Pittman as possible suspects.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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