: 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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If a tip leads to an arrest, the tipster might be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
In 2005, an anonymous tipster sent the family disturbing images of a woman from an adult website based in the Caribbean.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Tips are anonymous and tipsters are given a number instead of using their name.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
Witnesses or tipsters with information about the case can leave tips by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or online at sdcrimestoppers.org.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
In 2005, an anonymous tipster sent the family disturbing images of a woman from an adult website based in the Caribbean.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Tips are anonymous and tipsters are given a number instead of using their name.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
Witnesses or tipsters with information about the case can leave tips by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or online at sdcrimestoppers.org.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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