: 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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Their work — and the courage of a Crime Stoppers tipster — brought a daughter home to her family after four decades.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
After a tipster who recognized Harrington told police on Thursday he was seen pushing a black e-bike, an officer spotted the bike at a nearby home, according to AP.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
After a tipster who recognized Harrington told police on Thursday that he was seen pushing a black e-bike, an officer spotted the e-bike at a nearby home.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Within a day, 10 separate tipsters named Keanna Rosenburgh as the shooter.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
After a tipster who recognized Harrington told police on Thursday he was seen pushing a black e-bike, an officer spotted the bike at a nearby home, according to AP.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
After a tipster who recognized Harrington told police on Thursday that he was seen pushing a black e-bike, an officer spotted the e-bike at a nearby home.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Within a day, 10 separate tipsters named Keanna Rosenburgh as the shooter.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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