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tipster

[ tip-ster ]

/ ˈtɪp stər /

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noun

a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.

Origin of tipster

First recorded in 1860–65; tip³ + -ster

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tipster

tipper tipster

Words nearby tipster

tipple, tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tipstaff, tipster, tipsy, tipsy cake, tiptoe, tiptop, tiptronic

Example sentences from the Web for tipster

And by a tipster who seems to be posing as a Tea Partier—but who one source suspects is affiliated with the Clintons?

The Strange Leak of the New Exposé ‘Clinton, Inc.’ |Lloyd Grove |July 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A tipster, who asked to remain anonymous, sent a video of the notoriously anti-Palestinian politician to Open Zion.

Anthony Weiner Stands By Claim That West Bank Isn't Occupied By Israel |Ali Gharib |June 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The tipster reportedly received email messages stating that: “Medellin was in Mexico and had not returned.”

Hollywood Hills Severed Head Case Looks at Victim’s Ex |Christine Pelisek |August 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
One tipster told authorities that he saw her getting her hair done at a salon in Fountain Valley, 35 miles south of L.A., in 2000.

Whitey Bulger's Wily Girl |Christine Pelisek |June 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Just two days later, a tipster called in with information that led them to the Santa Monica hotel.

Bulger Found With $800,000 Stash |The Daily Beast Video |June 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The "tipster" in Wall Street is like the tout on the race track.

Profitable Stock Exchange Investments |Henry Voorce Brandenburg
Don't suppose a Delphic priest, or even a Derby tipster ever wasted time in prophesying to himself!

Punch, or the London Charavari, Volume 93, October 8, 1887 |Various
It is possibly in this last sense that the tipster uses the word.

The Seven Curses of London |James Greenwood
If the tipster had only kept up that pace throughout the afternoon all his followers would be winners at the track.

Pieces of Hate |Heywood Broun
I taxed him with it, and the man revealed himself then as Sammy Blake, the tipster.

The Riddle of the Purple Emperor |Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew

British Dictionary definitions for tipster

tipster

/ (ˈtɪpstə) /

noun

a person who sells tips on horse racing, the stock market, etc