tipster

noun

Definition of tipsternext
1
as in informant

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2
as in handicapper

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Recent Examples of tipster The alleged tipster gave up Bagwell’s name, starting a chain of events that led to the identification of other suspects, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 If the tip leads to an arrest, the tipster may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Samsung tipster Ice Universe estimates that 70% of those pre-orders went to the Z Fold 8 specifically, not the Ultra or the Flip. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 And the stretch of highway where the tipster reported seeing Ashley running from the car is near the mountain’s eastern base. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tipster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
  1. informant
  2. handicapper
  3. informer
  4. speculator
  5. snitch
  6. bookmaker
  7. reporter
  8. oddsmaker
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Mikey Madison stars as Frances Haugen, a Facebook employee turned informant who provided documents to The Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, played by Jeremy Allen White.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These days, the actress who played mafiosa girlfriend turned wacked FBI informant Adriana, is still in the entertainment industry and recently started an OnlyFans page.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • First, let’s hear from Nathan Gonzales, another longtime election handicapper.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Longtime handicapper Bruce Marshall cautioned against assuming France and Argentina would meet in the final.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of handicapper
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
  • All event contracts have binary outcomes between $0 to $1, and no matter what price a speculator pays to place a trade, someone has to take the other side of that order and make $1 in total volume.
    — Ananya Chetia,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The income restrictions keep out Wall Street types, and the flip tax is meant to weed out speculators and investment buyers.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 3 June 2026
Definition of speculator
Noun
  • When Molina reported an internal snitch, Romo requested the police report.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The interaction between Omar Epps’ Detective Malcolm Howard, who is actually Kanan’s father, and a drunken Lou when Lou realizes that Howard was the one who told Raq that Scrap was a snitch towards the end of season three is especially memorable.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Definition of snitch
Noun
  • The British do retain the order of the NYRA morning line by narrowly keeping Golden Tempo at 5-2 as the top favorite, with Renegade breathing down his neck at 10-3 and at one bookmaker at 16-5.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Midnite, the online bookmaker, sponsors Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers, while West Ham United, relegated from the Premier League in May, have been able to retain Boylesports as their leading partner.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of bookmaker
Noun
  • The Athletic, which eliminated its Sox beat writer position a few years ago, had three reporters at Game 3.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Local sports reporter Eric Bailey shared a video from the concert.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the Under is pricier at the market-making operations, such as Circa Sports in Las Vegas and the offshore oddsmaker Pinnacle Sportsbook.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • Pulse Picks The Knicks are still basking in their title, but oddsmakers aren’t so sure about their chances next year.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of oddsmaker

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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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