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 (ˈtɪpstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Example sentences
The tipster provided other information as well as the possible location of the
  puppies.
Tipster calls back, advise the tipster of the amount of the cash award and
  explain the process for obtaining it.
And whatever the traffickers were building, the tipster had warned, was truly
  enormous.
If the information leads to an arrest and charges, the tipster may receive a
  cash reward as determined by the board of directors.
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