stool pigeon
Example Sentences
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There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop, a snitch, a stool pigeon, an informer.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
When the feds cracked down, Chicken of the Sea immediately turned stool pigeon of the sea and cooperated with the government to avoid prosecution.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2020
In China, the stool pigeon is the true hero of the revolution.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2017
In the end, Mr. Reles, who was known as “Kid Twist,” became a stool pigeon.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2016
"Never mind all that. Git that stool pigeon sober!"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
