: one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation
Examples of tipster in a Sentence
An anonymous tipster reported the crime.
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About a month after the shooting, police publicly released surveillance video and images of the shooter, and tipsters suggested Eddie Ruiz as a potential culprit.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
The hunt for Decker spanned three countries and yielded false alarms from tipsters across the US.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Mayor Eric Adams said a tipster initially alerted authorities to the post.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The tipster said Xayavong had last been seen with Jorgenson.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
The hunt for Decker spanned three countries and yielded false alarms from tipsters across the US.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Mayor Eric Adams said a tipster initially alerted authorities to the post.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The tipster said Xayavong had last been seen with Jorgenson.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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