1
as in informant
Related Words
Relevance
2
as in handicapper
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tipster
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
Brian Snyder/Reuters The mayor of Providence is asking FBI Director Kash Patel to give the $50,000 reward offered for information in the Brown University mass shooting to a local tipster who provided a detailed account of the suspect.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tipster
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
Brian Snyder/Reuters The mayor of Providence is asking FBI Director Kash Patel to give the $50,000 reward offered for information in the Brown University mass shooting to a local tipster who provided a detailed account of the suspect.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tipster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
-
Maria is under police protection as a confidential informant, according to the Mexican officer.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
-
The only ones awaiting sentence are those who became government informants and testified against former colleagues in law enforcement.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Which leaves market handicappers trying to sort out how much latent buying power remains among investors.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
29 Nov. 2025
-
Barrett's is one of 18 seats viewed as a toss-up by nonpartisan election handicapper The Cook Political Report.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
-
With a speculator urban class in the Northeast becoming wealthy and a rural farming class in the South and the Midwest caught in the monetary brace of the Gold Standard, American democracy was ripe for change.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
-
The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
After revealing their secret to Hagrid, Harry and Ron decide to play Quidditch their way — by sharing the broom and catching the snitch together.—
Staff Author,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Jan. 2026
-
Lazzaro argued in court the mall victim was the aggressor and had taunted Hernandez over his history as a government informant, saying his reputation as a snitch would put him in grave danger back in prison.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
They're followed followed by usual suspects--England, France, Brazil and Argentina--although the exact hierarchy varies depending on the bookmaker.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
-
Two years ago, the NCAA released a study finding 67% of college students living on campus had engaged in sports betting, 41% had bet on their school’s teams and 35% had used a student bookmaker.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Robert Steele, Marshall's fiance at the time of her death, told reporters after the hearing that sentencing Thompson to life in prison without parole is the right thing to do.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
-
Additionally, Tom Rinaldi and Erin Andrews will be the sideline reporters providing commentary and in-game analysis.—
Mark J. Burns,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
But Noel and Liam Gallagher defied oddsmakers and rounded the U.K. and Ireland for six weeks before landing in Toronto in August for a four-city, multi-date North American run.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
21 Dec. 2025
-
While this accomplishes the goal of giving bettors a desirable user experience, the barriers to entry to become an oddsmaker seem to contradict an insistence that prediction markets are open, peer-to-peer and not gambling.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
