: 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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In 2014, a tipster reported having information about who was responsible and identified Fonseca and Fox, Smyth said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Sheriff’s investigators want to know who did it and are hoping tipsters can help solve the case.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
He was handed a 3×5 index card with the tipster’s name and phone number.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Sheriff’s investigators want to know who did it and are hoping tipsters can help solve the case.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
He was handed a 3×5 index card with the tipster’s name and phone number.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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