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tipster

 
Dictionary: tip·ster   (tĭp'stər) pronunciation
n. Informal
One who sells tips or information, as to bettors or speculators.


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noun

    One who gives incriminating information about others: informant, informer, tattler, tattletale. Informal rat. Slang fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon. See knowledge/ignorance, law.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
  Synonym: tout


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - en som giver (sælger) tips

Nederlands (Dutch)
tipgever

Français (French)
n. - pronostiqueur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tipgeber

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάποιος που δίνει προγνωστικά, πληροφοριοδότης

Italiano (Italian)
informatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cotações da bolsa (f pl), que fornece dicas sobre corridas de cavalos (m)

Русский (Russian)
человек сообщающий важные сведения (обычно, на скачках)

Español (Spanish)
n. - pronosticador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - yrkestippare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
密报者, 情报贩子, 预测者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 密報者, 情報販子, 預測者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정보 제공자, 조언자, 예상가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 内報者, 助言者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بائع ألمعلومات ألسريه ( للأفادة منها في ألمراهنات)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מספק מידע (למהמרים)‬


 
 
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