: 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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Two tipsters had told Carpenter that a man named Don Miller had stolen human remains and burial pieces from Native American graves along with other cultural artifacts from around the world.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Witnesses, tipsters and people with video of or information about the incident can call Chula Vista police at 619-691-5075.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
He was handed a 3×5 index card with the tipster’s name and phone number.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
About a month after the shooting, police publicly released surveillance video and images of the shooter, and tipsters suggested Eddie Ruiz as a potential culprit.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Witnesses, tipsters and people with video of or information about the incident can call Chula Vista police at 619-691-5075.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
He was handed a 3×5 index card with the tipster’s name and phone number.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
About a month after the shooting, police publicly released surveillance video and images of the shooter, and tipsters suggested Eddie Ruiz as a potential culprit.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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