as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the FBI finally got a break when one of the mob boss's top henchmen turned stool pigeon
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Recent Examples of stool pigeon
Once an unconscious stool pigeon, always an unconscious stool pigeon.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.
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Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.
—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.
—
Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stool pigeon
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The devices were hidden in a pack of cigarettes, the informant’s watch, and a cellphone.
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However, some members of the Hole in the Wall Gang got busted in 1981 for stealing from a home furnishings store, and Cullotta — one of those busted — became an informant.
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.
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Matt Schmidt, founder of Schmidt Automotive Research, said BMW is a canary in a coal mine for the industry.
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There are obvious similarities to Brad Marchand here, with rat king energy and two-way skill, but his shutdown play could put him on the Seth Jarvis track, too.
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Retrofitted rat traps that fired Hollywood blanks meant to deafen and deter.
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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
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The Riverside County sheriff drew flak for conservatives like Laura Loomer for kneeling alongside activists in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and, when pressed by a CNN reporter, for signaling openness to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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“Stool pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stool%20pigeon. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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