: 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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The documents include new information about a police interview with a tipster and text messages sent between Dedmon family members following the September searches.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Detectives were then able to coach the tipster, who was still in real-time communication with Shockley, to get a phone number from Shockley, and authorities determined the suspect was in Indiana, officials said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Can the Sky Blues redeem their week from hell, or will the tipsters predictions of more misery ring true?
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
However, according to one prominent tipster, Samsung’s next-gen handsets will deliver a range of as-yet-unknown AI features capable of outsmarting even arch-rival Apple.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Detectives were then able to coach the tipster, who was still in real-time communication with Shockley, to get a phone number from Shockley, and authorities determined the suspect was in Indiana, officials said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Can the Sky Blues redeem their week from hell, or will the tipsters predictions of more misery ring true?
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
However, according to one prominent tipster, Samsung’s next-gen handsets will deliver a range of as-yet-unknown AI features capable of outsmarting even arch-rival Apple.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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