n. Slang
A stool pigeon.
stoolie
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noun
- One who gives incriminating information about others: informant, informer, tattler, tattletale. Informal rat, tipster. Slang fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon. See knowledge/ignorance, law.
| WordNet: stoolie |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Synonyms: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, sneak, sneaker, canary
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 | By Whose Hand? (1932 Crime Film) |
| The Stoolie (1972 Crime Film) |
| The Squealer (1930 Crime Film) |
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