: one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation
Examples of tipster in a Sentence
An anonymous tipster reported the crime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The tipster wasn’t specific, fellow defense attorney Alan Jackson adds, but was helpful.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The tipster wasn’t specific, fellow defense attorney Alan Jackson adds, but was helpful.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipster. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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tipster
noun
tip·ster
ˈtip-stər 
: one who provides a tip to the police
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