stool pigeon
Example Sentences
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The whole time they were staring down the former loyalist turned stoolpigeon as he testified.
From Salon • May 16, 2024
Parliament's website lists examples of words that might be considered offensive, including "stoolpigeon", "blackguard", "coward", "git", "guttersnipe", "hooligan" and "rat".
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2019
He established a stoolpigeon system within the Bureau and in other departments of the government as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
A stoolpigeon takes the stand to testify against him.
From Time Magazine Archive
See here, Grand, you've called in the wrong stoolpigeon this time.
From The Rose in the Ring by McCutcheon, George Barr
