tipster
Example Sentences
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A tipster in the southern U.S. recalled overhearing a conversation that seemed to connect a local woman to the pipe bombs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Booth, whose business was built on premium rate phone lines, had made a name for himself as a top tipster.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
Despite recording nearly two dozen interviews in about a year, Morris never identified the tipster or found evidence of the allegations against Garrido.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
An FBI tipster who identified Bozell recognized him in part from the “Hershey Christian Academy” sweatshirt that he wore on Jan. 6.
From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023
It seems an anonymous tipster just phoned in a report of a major book burglary.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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