stoolie

noun

ˈstü-lē How to pronounce stoolie (audio)
Definition of stoolienext
as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing told the mule that if he ever turned stoolie, he'd end up spilling his guts in more ways than one

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Recent Examples of stoolie At one point my head was whipped back and forth like a mafia stoolie being slapped silly by his don. — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoolie
  1. informant
  2. informer
  3. canary
  4. rat
Noun
  • The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, a Times investigation revealed ICE deported an informant who had turned against two of his co-defendants in a meth smuggling case.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • Kevin Tubbs grew up in a comfortable suburb outside Omaha, Nebraska, in a canary-yellow ranch house filled with dogs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Carolina Jessamine This vine with sweet-scented, canary-yellow flowers in the spring is native to the southern United States.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 July 2026
Definition of canary
Noun
  • Vivani last year said pre-clinical data on the semaglutide implant in rats showed roughly 20% weight loss for over 6 months, with the potential for annual dosing.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Scabby, the inflatable rat, quickly made an appearance at the site.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of rat

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“Stoolie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoolie. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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