tipster

[tip-ster]

tip·ster

[tip-ster]
noun
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.

Origin:
1860–65; tip3 + -ster

tipper, tipster.
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Tipster is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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tipster (ˈtɪpstə)
 
n
a person who sells tips on horse racing, the stock market, etc

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tipster definition


  1. n.
    someone who gives special information; an informer. : We got this from a tipster who has usually proven reliable in the past.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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