tipster
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
Origin of tipster
1Words that may be confused with tipster
- tipper, tipster
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How to use tipster in a sentence
So far, the LAPD has received more than 100 calls from anxious tipsters.
Grim Sleeper Serial Killer: More Victims of L.A. Monster | Christine Pelisek | December 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTWe shall have to watch them all, and study their resources, as tipsters watch horses in the paddock.
The Market-Place | Harold FredericThey are the arms of the De Warrennes, who, at one time, had a right to grant a license to all tipsters for a certain fee.
Recollections of Old Liverpool | A NonagenarianOne of the tipsters said his father was a clergyman, but "his religion was no good to him."
Flowers of Freethought | George W. FooteAnyhow, Perth, who has been the safety bet with all the tipsters, won't be there.
The City in the Clouds | C. Ranger Gull
These bureaus are "tipsters" pure and simple, only they travel under the name of a "bureau," instead of their individual names.
Profitable Stock Exchange Investments | Henry Voorce Brandenburg
British Dictionary definitions for tipster
/ (ˈtɪpstə) /
a person who sells tips on horse racing, the stock market, etc
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