: 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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Anonymous tipsters can also contact the department’s tipline by calling 219-391-8500.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
And since the first leak, another tipster with exceptional track record has weighed in, and responses have been dramatic.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Shortly after Mann’s visit to the hospital, a tipster called local authorities to inform them he had been involved in a construction project installing lead in the walls of an X-ray room at Mann’s chiropractor office.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
An anonymous tipster told the Indiana State Excise Police on Dec. 13, 2021, that the club, 8120 Melton Road, was serving vodka cocktails without a license, which state records later confirmed, charges state.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
And since the first leak, another tipster with exceptional track record has weighed in, and responses have been dramatic.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Shortly after Mann’s visit to the hospital, a tipster called local authorities to inform them he had been involved in a construction project installing lead in the walls of an X-ray room at Mann’s chiropractor office.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
An anonymous tipster told the Indiana State Excise Police on Dec. 13, 2021, that the club, 8120 Melton Road, was serving vodka cocktails without a license, which state records later confirmed, charges state.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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