: 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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Another tip came from someone who reported seeing an individual at a rental car outlet who the tipster believed matched the person seen in footage released by police on Wednesday, a law enforcement official told CNN.
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Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The tipster, John, was the reason why.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
The tipster led authorities to a suspect, who authorities found dead.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The tipster, John, was the reason.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The tipster, John, was the reason why.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
The tipster led authorities to a suspect, who authorities found dead.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The tipster, John, was the reason.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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