: 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 person said Mays presented himself as a professional gambler and allegedly threatened to take away the tipster’s child if the person exposed his activities.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
District officials had offered a $100 reward for information leading to those responsible and encouraged tipsters to use a website or to call 844-714-1490.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, the vise around James began to tighten after an unidentified tipster told police that the person in the video had a familiar gait and might work at the facility, according to the charging documents.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
According to the homicide file, a tipster called the police on January 3rd and accused two other men—including one who had been at the bar that night—of being responsible.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
District officials had offered a $100 reward for information leading to those responsible and encouraged tipsters to use a website or to call 844-714-1490.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, the vise around James began to tighten after an unidentified tipster told police that the person in the video had a familiar gait and might work at the facility, according to the charging documents.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
According to the homicide file, a tipster called the police on January 3rd and accused two other men—including one who had been at the bar that night—of being responsible.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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